Hedera helix 'Patent Leather' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Patent Leather’ – Ornemental Ivy

Small, shiny, wrinkled, cup-shaped leaves.

New leaves are creamy yellow with green veins, becoming greener with age.

Rather short, semi-erect stems. Very original, low-growing ivy.

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Category Ivy

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Patent Leather’, has small, shiny, wrinkled, cup-shaped leaves.

The new leaves are creamy yellow with green veins, and become greener with age.

The stems are quite short, semi-erect. This is a very original, low-growing ivy.

This cultivar was discovered by Bart Bauer, North Carolina, USA, in 1992. It is a mutation of ‘Ivalace‘

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Patent Leather’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but not very common on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Ivalace‘, discovered in 1992 by Bart Bauer, North Carolina, United States

“Ivy, unaffected by the seasons, continues to climb where the hand of man has failed.”

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	21 to 50 containers
Stock big articles	1 to 2 big articles
Shape	Compact, Falling, Quite branched, Semi-erect
Appearance of foliage	Curly, Green, Yellow
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Difficult
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award