Hedera helix ‘Needlepoint’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Needlepoint’ – Ornemental Ivy
Very branchy ivy, with thin stems bearing many small leaves with 3 narrow and pointed lobes.
Foliage remaining dark green all year round, with a slight possible red coloration in dry and cold winds.
Variety forming a real ball cushion, like a hedgehog.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Needlepoint’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Needlepoint’, is a very branchy ivy, with thin stems bearing many small leaves with 3 narrow and pointed lobes.
The foliage remains dark green all year round, a slight red coloration can appear in dry and cold winds.
This variety forms a real ball cushion, like a hedgehog.
History
This cultivar was introduced in the 1950s by WA Manda Inc., New Jersey, USA
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Needlepoint
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Needlepoint’
- 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: introduced in the 1950s by WA Manda Inc., New Jersey, United States
Description of Hedera helix 'Needlepoint
- Shape: ground cover
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 2 cm
- Leaf width: 1.5 cm
- Leaf color: dark green
- Vein color: light green
- Stem and petiole color: green
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Needlepoint
- 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, pots, planters, rockeries, topiary
- Development: fast
- Pruning: once a an
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (spots on leaves)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy only needs support to grow, and that support is ruins and tombs.”
Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 21 to 50 containers |
| Stock big articles | 1 to 2 big articles |
| Shape | Compact, Stocky, Tuft, Very branched |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Fast |
| Development vigor | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Oddity |
| Award | No known award |
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