Hedera helix 'Finger Froth' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Finger Froth’ – Ornemental Ivy

Dark green, leathery leaves with wavy edges, consisting of 5 lobes, pointed, finger-shaped.

Leaf blade furrowed by clearly visible veins that radiate in a fan shape from the leaf petiole.

Ground cover or climber for medium-sized surfaces, in partial shade or shade.

£7.90

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9cm pot 1L pot

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Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Finger Froth’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Finger Froth’, has dark green, leathery leaves with wavy edges.

They are made up of 5 pointed, finger-shaped lobes. The leaf blade is furrowed by clearly visible veins that radiate in a fan shape from the leaf petiole.

It is a good ground cover or climber for medium-sized surfaces. It prefers partial shade or shade. The sun fades the color of the leaves.

History

This variety of ivy is a mutation of ‘Filigran’, introduced from the United States.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Finger Froth'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar : ‘Finger Froth’
Pierot classification: wavy-leaf ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Cultivar origin: mutation of ‘Filigran’.

Description of Hedera helix ‘Finger Froth’

Growth habit: upright, bushy
Number of lobes: usually 5 finger-shaped lobes
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: dark green
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 ‘Finger Froth’

Exposure: shade, part shade
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, freestanding
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia

All your questions about ivy

Why does ivy climb?

All plants need light to grow. It’s light that enables them to photosynthesize, transforming carbon dioxide and water into the glucose they need to thrive.

Plants grow vertically, thanks to their stems or trunks, to gain access to more light.

Ivy, which is a creeper, has no such trunk or stem to enable it to grow vertically, at least initially. So it crawls until it finds a support to which it can cling. It does this by means of spikes that enable the ivy’s flexible stems to reach the light.

These spikes are not suckers. Ivy doesn’t use them to feed itself. It has its own roots, well anchored in the soil. When ivy has climbed sufficiently to access enough light, it enters its adult stage, from which it will flower and produce fruit. At this stage, it no longer grows vertically, but horizontally.

Ivy climbs simply because it’s its own way of accessing more light.

Ivy in literature

“The ivy embraces the ruins, and in this silent gesture it seems to say: ‘I will not abandon you’.”

Victor Hugo, The Toilers of the Sea

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Dressed
Appearance of foliage	Curly, Green
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Isolated
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly
Award	No known award