Hedera helix 'Evergreen' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’ – Ornemental Ivy

Very pretty ground cover, with fine and tapered leaves.

Leaves most often unlobed, linear or sometimes trilobed. Dark green foliage in all seasons.

Stocky and branchy variety with slow growth, limited to a few dozen cm per year. Ivy to be used in small areas or in pots. Also interesting for forming topiaries.

£15.90

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Evergreen’, is a very pretty ground cover, with fine and tapered leaves.

They are, most often, unlobed, linear or sometimes trilobed. The foliage is dark green in all seasons.

It is a stocky and branchy variety with slow growth. Its shoots are, in fact, limited to a few dozen cm per year. It is an ivy to use in small areas or in pots. It is also interesting for forming topiaries.

History

The origin of this cultivar is unknown.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Evergreen'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Evergreen’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy, curiosity ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera helix 'Evergreen'

Shape: tuft, stocky
Number of lobes: generally unlobed, sometimes 3 lobes
Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
Leaf width: 0.5 to 1 cm
Leaf color: dark green
Vein color: green
Leaf shape: very thin, linear
Stem and petiole color: purplish green
Petiole length: 0 to 0.5 cm
Ramifications: well branched
Mattress thickness: quite thick
Internodes: 1 to 3 cm
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Evergreen'

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

Ivy in literature

“The ivy, like a silent poem, decorated the stones with tragic elegance.”

Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, Oddity
Award	No known award