Hedera helix 'Leo Swicegood' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Leo Swicegood’ – Ornemental Ivy

Small ground cover with linear or lanceolate leaves, wedge-shaped at the base and pointed at the top.

Medium to dark green leaf blade, curved at the edges. Foliage turns color in winter, if there is a dry and cold wind.

Ivy quite resistant to drought, not very branchy. Very short internodes. Rather slender variety with which one can make beautiful topiaries.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Leo Swicegood’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Leo Swicegood’, is a small ground cover with linear or lanceolate leaves. They are wedge-shaped at the base and pointed at the top.

The leaf blade is medium to dark green and curved at the edges. The foliage turns color in winter, if there is a dry and cold wind.

This is an ivy that is quite resistant to drought. It is not very branchy. Its very short internodes make it a rather slender variety, with which you can make beautiful topiaries.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the monastery in Neuburg, Germany, in 1979. It is a mutation of ‘Spear Point.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Leo Swicegood'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Leo Swicegood’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Spear Point’, selected by Brother Ingobert Heieck, at the monastery of Neuburg, Germany, in 1979.

Description of Hedera helix 'Leo Swicegood'

Shape: stocky, bushy
Number of lobes: generally not lobed
Leaf length: 6 cm
Leaf width: 1.5 cm
Leaf colour: medium green to dark green
Vein colour: light green
Stem and petiole colour: purplish green
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Leo Swicegood'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -12°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: hanging basket, rock garden, pots, planters, art topiary
Development: moderate
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 does cuneiform mean?

The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.

The word ‘cuneiform’ generally applies to the apex (the end) or the base of the leaf and means ‘wedge-shaped’. It is therefore a leaf whose apex or base forms an angle (obtuse or acute).

To discover all the vocabulary describing leaves.

Ivy in literature

“The stone walls, adorned with ivy, seemed to wear a wild crown that time never erased.”

George Sand, The Little Fadette

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Stocky, Tuft, Very branched
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Hanging plant, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Fairly good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot
Award	No known award