Hedera helix ‘Liz’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Liz’ – Ornemental Ivy
A sparsely branched variety that produces long stems with rather narrow leaves composed of 3 lobes.
Leaf blade splashed with green and gray with irregular cream margins.
Not very thick tuft. Rather climbing ivy.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Liz’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Liz’, is a sparsely branched variety that produces long stems with rather narrow leaves composed of 3 lobes.
The blade is splashed with green and grey with irregular cream margins.
The tuft is not very thick. It is a rather climbing ivy.
History
This cultivar was first described by Melin in 1966 and appeared in the Robert Mayer nursery catalogue.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Liz'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Liz’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with bird’s-foot leaves
- Leaf stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar: first appearance in 1966 in the catalog of Robert Mayer’s nursery.
Description of Hedera helix 'Liz'
- Shape: spread
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 to 6 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf color: splashed with green and gray with irregular cream margins
- Leaf base: truncate to rounded
- Leaf apex: acute
- Vein color: light green
- Stem and petiole color: purplish green
- Petiole length: 3 to 5 cm
- Ramifications: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Liz'
- Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
- Hardiness: -12°C
- Soil moisture: fresh soil
- Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
- Type of soil: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
- Use: climbing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)
Ivy in literature
“The walls of the old castle, covered with ivy, seemed to emit a sigh of solitude.”
Charlotte Brontë, Shirley
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 6 to 10 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Little branched, Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | Yellow variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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