Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’ – Ornemental Ivy
Leaves with 3 to 5 pointed lobes. Medium green blade spotted with gray-green, and edged with cream.
Variegation on the edges that can disappear if this variety is grown in the shade.
Branchy plant, well branched, with long internodes. Shape like a small mound. Interesting variety in pots or hanging baskets, or as ground cover.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Mathilde’, is characterised by its leaves with 3 to 5 pointed lobes, medium green speckled with grey-green, and edged with cream.
The variegation on the edges may disappear if this variety is grown in the shade.
The plant is branchy, well-branched, with long internodes. It forms a small mound. It is an interesting variety in pots or hanging baskets, or as ground cover.
History
This cultivar originates from Denmark
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Mathilde'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Mathilde’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird’s foot leaves, variegated leaf
- Leaf stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but not very much on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar: native to Denmark
Description of Hedera helix 'Mathilde'
- Shape: stocky, tuft
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general, pointed
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf color: medium green speckled with gray-green, and edged with cream.
- Vein color: light green
- Leaf base: truncated or slightly cordate
- Stem and petiole color: purple-green
- Ramifications: well-branched
- Internodes: 1 to 2.5 cm
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Mathilde'
- Hardiness: -8°C
- Soil moisture: fresh soil
- Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
- Use: ground cover, pots, planters, hanging basket
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy climbed the walls of the old castle, a living reminder of what could survive the test of time.”
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
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 | Quite branched, Stocky, Tuft |
| Appearance of foliage | White variegated |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Partial shade |
| Hardiness | Less hardy |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Fast |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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