Hedera helix 'Duckfoot' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’ – Ornemental Ivy

Miniature ivy with small leaves reminiscent of duck footprints.
Rather ground cover, but also climbing, it is ideal for small areas or in pots in both shade and sun. Its miniature character also makes it suitable for topiaries, rockeries or even bonsai.

The ivy ‘Duckfoot’ won the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 2002.

Voted “ivy of the year” 2004 by the American Ivy Society.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’, is a miniature ivy: it has small leaves reminiscent of duck footprints with rounded edges, hence its name.

The leaf blade is cut into 3 lobes. The base of the leaves is wedge-shaped.

More of a ground cover, but also a climber, it is ideal for small areas or in pots in both shade and sun. Its miniature nature also makes it suitable for topiaries, rockeries or even bonsai.

‘Duckfoot’ ivy won the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 2002.

Elected “ivy of the year” 2004 by the American Ivy Society.

History

This variety is a mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’, discovered in the late 1970s at Ballas & Tille Nursery, New Jersey, USA.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Duckfoot'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Duckfoot’
Pierot classification: miniature ivy, ivy with bird’s-foot leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Cultivar origin: mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’

Description of Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’

Growth habit: stocky, spreading, tufted
Number of lobes: usually 3 lobes
Leaf length: 2 cm
Sheet width: 2.5 cm
Leaf color: medium green
Leaf base: wedge-shaped
Color of veins: light green
Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Duckfoot’

Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
Hardiness: -12°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: ground cover, climber, pot or window box, hanging, houseplant, rockery, bonsai
Development: rapid
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

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What does cuneiform mean?

The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you may come across dozens of specific terms.

Le mot ‘cunéiforme’ s’applique, en général, à l’apex (l’extrémité) ou à la base de la feuille et signifie ‘en forme de coin’. Il s’agit donc d’une feuille dont l’apex ou la base forme un angle (obtus ou aigu).

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Ivy in literature

“Ivy clung to the prison, a green shadow on a life of stone.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	1 to 2 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	51 to 100 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky, Tuft
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Green
Possible uses	Bonsai, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Fairly good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Miniature
Award	Ivy of the year, RHS Award of Garden Merit