Hedera helix 'Peppermint' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’ – Ornemental Ivy

Fast growing with slightly lobed, dark green to pale mint green leaves with grey splashes and irregular white spots.

Leaves 3-4 cm wide, internodes quite short.

Mostly ground cover.

£11.90

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’, is a fast-growing ivy.

The leaves are slightly lobed, dark green to pale mint green with grey splashes and irregular white spots. They measure 3 to 4 cm in width and length. On the stems, the internodes are quite short.

It is rather a ground cover plant.

History

This cultivar is of unknown origin, possibly a semi-adult phase of ‘Minor Marmorata’, ‘Luzii’ or ‘Masquerade’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Peppermint'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Peppermint’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origine du cultivar : inconnue, peut-être une phase semi-adulte de ‘Minor Marmorata’, ‘Luzii’ ou ‘Masquerade’.

Description of Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’

Habit: semi-adult, shrubby, compact
Number of lobes: from 0 to 5 slightly pronounced lobes
Leaf length: 3 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: variegated dark green, light green and small white or gray splashes
Color of veins: light green
Internodes: short
Stem and petiole color: pinkish green
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Peppermint’

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, freestanding
Development: rapid
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

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Ivy grows in the shade?

Ivy is often considered an understory plant, and rightly so.

But there are ivy species that grow in full sun in Spain, Italy, Morocco and the Canary Islands, even on dry land.

Some ivy plants are even more beautiful in sun than in shade. Luminor’, for example, needs sun to produce its beautifully veined, lemon-yellow spring foliage.

In short, there are ivy plants in our collection for every kind of exhibition, without exception. Don’t hesitate to ask us for advice.

Ivy in literature

“Ivy, symbol of eternity, winds over the silent stones of the city.”

James Joyce, Ulysse

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Semi-adult, Shrubby
Appearance of foliage	Green, White variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Isolated, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Variegated
Award	No known award