Hedera helix 'Frisé' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Frisé’ – Ornemental Ivy

Ivy from ‘Ivalace’. Slightly lighter foliage, with beautiful purple-tinted notches that curl.

Dark green leaf carried by long red petioles. The sun highlights the curls.

Quite vigorous, shoots of 60 cm per year. Moderately branchy. Rather climbing.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Frisé’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Frisé‘, comes from ‘Ivalace’. Compared to the latter, its foliage is a little lighter, with beautiful purple-tinted notches that curl.

The dark green leaf of 4 cm x 4 cm is carried by long red petioles. The sun highlights the curls.

Quite vigorous, it produces shoots of 60 cm per year, moderately branchy, it is rather climbing.

History

This cultivar is a sport of ‘Ivalace’ discovered by Iñaki Garmendia Ginea in the Spanish Basque Country in 2005.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Frisé'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Frisé’
Pierot classification: curly ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of cultivar: selected by Inaki Garmendia Ginea

Description of Hedera helix ‘Frisé’

Growth habit: climbing
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: bright dark green above, paler below, with mauve-colored hemmed margins
Base shape: cordiform
Apex shape: rounded
Color of veins: light green
Stem and petiole color: red
Stems: fairly branchy
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: sun, 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: climber, pot, window box
Development: quite strong
Growth rate: 60 cm shoots per year
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 ...

How many curly ivy varieties are there?

Curly or wavy ivy is always a beautiful curiosity. They never leave you indifferent. Each variety rivals the others in originality.

Our ivy collection features around 70 species of ivy with wavy or curly foliage.

Their singular aesthetics make them ideal for planting in window boxes or pots. They are also often used as house ivy.

But they can also be planted in the garden, in a bed. Some, like Hedera helix ‘Frisé’, make good, original climbers.

Ivy in literature

“The ivy-covered walls seemed to breathe new life under this green embrace.”

Alfred Tennyson, Idylls of the King

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	6 to 10 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Quite branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Curly, Green
Possible uses	Climbing, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Vigorous
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, Oddity, Variegated
Award	No known award