Hedera helix 'Gertrud Stauss' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’ – Ornemental Ivy

Pretty cultivar, compact, self-branching, with medium-sized variegated leaves elegantly lobed.

Leaf blade composed of 3 to 5 lobes colored gray and green in the center with irregular and wide creamy white margins. Central lobe and main vein sometimes divided. Leaf base heart-shaped. Slightly wavy leaf.

Interesting ground cover especially for medium-sized surfaces, in sunny situations.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’

In a nutshell

English ivy, Hedera helix ‘Gertrud Stauss’, is a pretty, compact, self-branching cultivar with elegantly lobed, medium-sized variegated leaves.

The leaf blade is composed of 3 to 5 lobes coloured grey and green in the centre with irregular, broad creamy white margins. The central lobe and main vein are sometimes divided. The leaf base is heart-shaped. The leaf is slightly wavy.

As the plants mature, they develop a bushier, more mature growth and have sharper, triangular, unlobed leaves. It is an interesting ground cover especially for medium-sized areas in sunny situations.

History

This cultivar was introduced by Gebr Stauss, in Germany, in 1977. It could be a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Gertrud Stauss'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Gertrud Stauss’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: possibly a sport of ‘Pittsburgh’, introduced by Gebr Stauss, Germany, in 1977.

Description of Hedera helix 'Gertrud Stauss'

Shape: spreading
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf colour: grey and green in the centre, fairly widely margined with creamy white
Leaf base: heart-shaped
Vein colour: cream
Stem and petiole colour: greenish purple
Ramifications: well-branched
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Gertrud Stauss'

Exposure: sun
Hardiness: -8°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus
Use: ground cover, climbing, pots, hanging baskets, planters
Development: medium
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia

The question of circumstance…

What is a self-branching ivy?

Ivy can form long stems, like vines, on which leaves are attached, in an alternating arrangement. For some species of ivy, these stems are not branched, that is to say that no secondary branches come from these vines. We will then say that these ivies are not branched.

Conversely, for other species, many secondary branches come from the main stem, at the axils of the leaves. These ivies are called branched.

Ivy can be forced to form secondary branches by pruning it regularly. Those that form secondary branches without having to be pruned are called self-branching ivy. The most typical of these is the ‘Pittsburgh’ ivy (Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’).

Ivy in literature

“The ivy-covered walls were bathed in green glows that seemed suspended outside of time.”

Virginia Woolf, The Years

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Bushy, Quite branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	White variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	Less hardy
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award