Hedera helix 'Kevin' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Kevin’ – Ornemental Ivy

Atypical and vigorous variety.

Leaves, medium-sized, irregularly lobed, with a wrinkled surface, twisted on the edges, giving an original appearance of a wavy bubble. Leaf color light green, leaf margin reddish in cold weather. Young shoots green and purple.

Ivy that can be used as a climber or ground cover, in sun or shade. Short internodes. Forms large masses of foliage.

£11.90

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9cm pot 2L pot

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Kevin’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Kevin’ , is an atypical and vigorous variety.

The leaves are medium-sized and irregularly lobed. They have a wrinkled surface, twisted at the edges, giving an original appearance of a wavy bubble. The color of the leaves is light green, the margin of the leaf is reddish in cold weather. Young shoots are green and purple.

It is an ivy that can be used as a climber or as ground cover, in the sun or in the shade. The internodes are short. It forms large masses of foliage.

History

This cultivar was selected in 2001 by the Fibrex nursery, United Kingdom.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Kevin'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Kevin’
Pierot classification: curiosity ivy, ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: selected by the Fibrex nursery, United Kingdom in 2001.

Description of Hedera helix 'Kevin'

Shape: spreading, scattered
Number of lobes: 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 4.5 cm
Leaf colour: light green
Vein colour: light green
Stem and petiole colour: purplish green
Ramifications: little branched
Internodes: short
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, climbing, hanging baskets
Development: vigorous
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy climbed, indifferent to time, on the dilapidated facade, restoring beauty to what man had left abandoned. ”

Thomas Hardy , Mayor of Casterbridge

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Little branched, Scattered, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Curly, Green, Red in winter
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant
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
Award	No known award