Hedera helix 'Latina' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Latina’ – Ornemental Ivy

Superb variegation, very bright and contrasting.

Leaves with a more or less triangular shape. Leaf blade speckled with dark green, green and grey and widely edged with creamy white.

Ivy with few branches with long internodes that clearly reveal its leathery leaves. To be used as ground cover or as a climber to brighten up a corner of the garden.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Latina’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Latina’, has a superb, very bright and contrasting variegation.

The leaves have a more or less triangular shape. Some are heart-shaped, others have 3 to 5 lobes. The leaf blade is spotted with dark green, green and grey and widely edged with creamy white.

It is a sparsely branched ivy with long internodes that clearly reveal its leathery leaves. Use as ground cover or as a climber to brighten up a corner of the garden.

History

A cultivar under this name was sent in 1975 to Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Neuburg Monastery by Gebr. Stauss

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Latina'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Latina’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera helix 'Latina'

Shape: spreading, extended
Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4.5 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf color: spotted with dark green, green and gray and widely margined with creamy white.
Vein color: cream
Stem and petiole color: purple
Ramifications: little branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

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, pots, planters
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The old columns were covered with ivy, dressed in a vigorous nature, indifferent to the past.”

E.M. Forster, Room with a View

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Extended, Little branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Red in winter, White variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award