Hedera helix 'Emerald Globe' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Emerald Globe’ – Ornemental Ivy

Forms a compact semi-erect or tiered clump.

Thick, well-branched and fasciate stems. Asymmetrical leaves composed of 3 lobes divided up to the petiole and slightly overlapping. Dark green blade.

Low-growing ivy, which can make a good ground cover for small spaces. But it is in pots that it will present itself under its best aspect.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Emerald Globe’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Emerald Globe’, forms a compact, semi-erect or tiered clump.

The stems are thick, well-branched and fasciate. The leaves are asymmetrical and composed of 3 lobes divided up to the petiole and slightly overlapping. Sometimes there are two small complementary lobes at the base of the leaf. The blade is dark green.

This is a low-growing ivy, which can make a good ground cover for small spaces. But it is in pots that it will present itself in its best aspect.

History

This cultivar results from a mutation of ‘Shamrock’ discovered by The Alestake nursery, Virginia, USA, in the 1970s.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Emerald Globe'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Emerald Globe’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy, curiosity ivy
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Shamrock, discovered in the 1970s by The Alestake nursery, Virginia, United States.

Description of Hedera helix 'Emerald Globe'

Shape: semi-erect, tiered, tuft
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4 cm
Leaf width: 4 cm
Leaf color: dark green
Vein color: green
Stem and petiole color: purplish green
Ramifications: well branched
Stem: fasciate, thick
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Emerald Globe'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, pots, planters, topiary art, bonsai, houseplant
Development: modest, slow
Pruning: once a an
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on leaves)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia

The question of circumstance

What is a fasciation?

Fasciation is a natural phenomenon resulting from a growth anomaly of a plant. This anomaly causes growth in bundles (hence the name fasciation). It can concern the stems, flowers or fruits. In the case of ivy, fasciation generally concerns the stems.

This phenomenon is in no way detrimental to the plant. On the contrary, some fasciations significantly embellish the plant concerned and give it all the more value since this anomaly of nature is quite rare. It is also all the more difficult to provoke it since, for the moment, botanists do not know how to clearly explain the cause(s).

So don’t miss out on enjoying these curiosities of nature!

Ivy in literature

“The ruined towers, covered in ivy, whispered stories to the evening wind.”

George Eliot, Romola

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	21 to 50 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Semi-erect, Tuft
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Bonsai, Ground cover, Houseplant, Pots or planters, Topiary
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, Oddity
Award	No known award