Hedera helix ‘François Battet’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘François Battet’ – Ornemental Ivy
Vigorous variety with few branches.
Leaf, 5 to 6 cm wide, composed of 5 slightly marked lobes. Fine cream variegation bordering the blade with more pronounced areas in places. Green center taking on red marbling in winter.
Rather climbing ivy forming thin mattresses.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘François Battet’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘François Battet’, is a vigorous variety with few branches.
The leaf, 5 to 6 cm wide, is composed of 5 slightly marked lobes. A fine cream variegation borders the blade with more pronounced areas in places. The green center takes on red marbling in winter.
It is a rather climbing ivy forming thin mattresses.
History
This cultivar was transmitted by François Battet to Olivier Arcelus.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'François Battet'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘François Battet’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, type ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Cultivar origin: discovered by François Battet for Olivier Arcelus
Description of Hedera helix ‘François Battet’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Leaf width: 5 to 6 cm
- Leaf color: several shades of green, with creamy variegation on the edges
- Color variation: red mottling in winter
- Color of veins: light green
- Stem and petiole color: pink
- Stem: lightly branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera helix ‘François Battet’.
- 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
- Development: vigorous
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
The question of circumstance ...
When should ivy be pruned?
Ivy can be pruned at any time, but we recommend late winter. In principle, one pruning a year is sufficient. If you want to keep the ivy at its current size, cut back its length and thickness by the equivalent of the annual growth.
If ivy has not been pruned for several years, you can afford to do some severe pruning. Ivy tolerates this very well.
If you use ivy as a topiary, two or three annual prunings may be necessary to keep it in good shape.
Avoid pruning during the nesting season to avoid disturbing birds that may have nested in the ivy.
Ivy in literature
“Ivy, in its constancy, speaks to lonely souls.”
George Eliot, Middlemarch
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 | Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | White variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy ivy, Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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