Hedera helix ‘Courage’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Courage’ – Ornemental Ivy
Beautiful climber with original foliage.
Leaf with more or less large teeth. Dark green blade in the center and edged with light green or chartreuse green. These nuances are much more pronounced in sunny situations.
Ivy is particularly suitable for hanging baskets, but also makes an excellent ground cover or an elegant climber.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Courage’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Courage’, is a beautiful climber with original foliage.
The edge of the leaf has more or less large teeth. The palmate leaf is composed of 5 to 7 lobes. Its base is heart-shaped. The blade is dark green in the center and edged with light green or chartreuse green. These shades are much more pronounced in sunny situations.
This ivy is particularly suitable for hanging baskets, but also makes an excellent ground cover or an elegant climber.
History
This variety of ivy is a mutation of ‘Maple Leaf‘ discovered by Emily Barbee at her nursery in Virginia, USA.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Courage'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Courage’
- Pierot classification: bird’s-foot leaves, variegated leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Cultivar origin: discovered in 2000 by Emily Barbee in her nursery in Virginia, USA.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Courage’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 to 7 lobes, plus small teeth of varying size
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf color: dark green in the center and light green or chartreuse on the margins
- Color of veins: light green
- Stems: well-branched
- Stem and petiole color: purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Courage’
- Exposure: sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
What does palmate mean?
What does palmate mean?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you may come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘palmate‘ applies to a leaf with several lobes organized along the veins, which all fan out from the top of the petiole. The indentations between the lobes almost reach the middle of each half-lobe.
Ivy in literature
“The house, overgrown with ivy, seemed to have been forgotten by the world, but not by time.”
George Sand, The Devil’s Pond
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 21 to 50 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Extended, Quite branched, Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Fast |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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