Hedera helix ‘New Ripples’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘New Ripples’ – Ornemental Ivy
Compact variety with beautiful light green wavy leaves, all year round.
Very shiny leaf blade, composed of 5 lobes. Well-branched stems, with short internodes. The whole forms beautiful tufts.
Excellent elegant ground cover.
From £4.90
Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘New Ripples’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘New Ripples’, is a compact variety with beautiful light green wavy leaves, all year round.
The very shiny blade is composed of 5 lobes. The stems are well branched, with short internodes. The whole forms beautiful tufts.
This ivy makes an excellent, elegant ground cover.
History
This cultivar was introduced from the United States in the early 1980s.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'New Ripples'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘New Ripples’
- Pierot classification: wavy-leaf ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: introduced in the United States in the 1980s
Description of Hedera helix ‘New Ripples’
- Growth habit: tufted
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf color: light green
- Color of veins: yellow-green
- Internode: short
- Branches: well branched
- Stem and petiole color: purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘New Ripples’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
A new look at ivy ...
Ivy chokes trees?
The ONF (Office National des Forêts) keeps repeating: “Don’t cut ivy at the foot of trees! It protects them.”
Ivy does not grow at the expense of trees. Tests were carried out on homogeneous forest areas, some without ivy and others with ivy. The best yield was obtained where ivy was present.
Ivy protects trunks from temperature variations and provides high-quality humus at the foot of trees. This explains the higher yield.
Ivy will never choke a healthy tree. It will always remain below the crown. It will only completely cover a tree if it is about to die.
Ivy in literature
“This age-old ivy that hugs the tower is like the past that refuses to let go.”
Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 51 to 100 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 1 to 2 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Compact, Quite branched, Tuft |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Curly, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Medium |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curly, From 'Pittsburgh' |
| Award | No known award |
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
To know everything...
Other interesting ivies for you
Related products
-
- Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Bill Archer’ mutation – Ornemental Ivy
- From £7.90
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
-
- Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Anne-Marie’ – Ornemental Ivy
- £8.90
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
-
- Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Anita’ – Ornemental Ivy
- From £11.90
- Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.