Hedera helix ‘Manda’s Crested’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Manda’s Crested’ – Ornemental Ivy
Self-branching with fairly short internodes, and 5-lobed, strongly recurved-wavy foliage.
Leaf petiole appears to be central, due to overlapping, resulting in the characteristic ruffled appearance. Leaf base heart-shaped.
Glossy, almost apple-green foliage, tinged with coppery brown in cold conditions. Ivy best used as a ground cover for medium-sized areas.
This ivy was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Award of Garden Merit in 1993.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Manda’s Crested’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Manda’s Crested’, is self-branching with fairly short internodes, and a strongly recurved-wavy 5-lobed foliage.
Due to the overlapping, the leaf petiole appears to be in the centre, resulting in the characteristic ruffled appearance. The leaf base is heart-shaped.
The foliage is glossy, almost apple-green. It can be tinged coppery brown in cold conditions. This is an ivy best used as a ground cover for medium-sized areas.
This ivy was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Award of Garden Merit in 1993
History
This cultivar was introduced WA Manda Inc., New Jersey, USA around 1940. It is a mutation of ‘Merion Beauty’.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Manda's Crested'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Manda’s Crested’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped 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 ‘Merion Beauty’ discovered by the WA Manda Inc. nursery, New Jersey, United States, around 1940
Description of Hedera helix 'Manda's Crested'
- Shape: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Leaf width: 8 cm
- Leaf color: medium green
- Vein color: medium green
- Stem and petiole color: purple green
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Manda's Crested'
- 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: ground cover, climbing, pots, planters, hanging baskets, art topiary
- Development: moderate
- Growth: fast
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, faithful to the stone, never left it, even under the most violent winds.”
Charles Dickens, Bleak House
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 51 to 100 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Curly, Green |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters, Topiary |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Fast |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curly, From 'Pittsburgh' |
| Award | RHS Award of Garden Merit |
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