Hedera helix 'Perle' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Perle’ – Ornemental Ivy

Leaves either unlobed or trilobed, almost rounded, recurved on the edges and sometimes misshapen.

Leaf blade, green or grey-green in the centre, more or less margined with cream and/or white.

Cultivar producing both erect and thickened stems and long creeping shoots. Good ground cover for small areas, excellent in pots or window boxes.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Perle’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Perle’, has leaves that are either unlobed or trilobed, almost rounded, recurved on the edges and sometimes misshapen.

The leaf blade, green or grey-green in the centre, is more or less edged with cream and/or white.

This cultivar produces both erect and thickened stems and long creeping shoots. It is a good ground cover for small areas, excellent in pots or window boxes.

History

This cultivar was selected by Brother Ingobert Heieck, of Neuburg Monastery, Germany, in 1980. It is a mutation of ‘Harald’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Perle'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Perle’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Harald’

Description of Hedera helix 'Perle'

Shape: spread
Number of lobes: generally unlobed, or sometimes trilobed
Leaf length: 3 cm
Leaf width: 3 cm
Leaf colour: green and grey-green, edged with cream and white
Vein colour: light green
Leaf base: more or less heart-shaped
Stem and petiole colour: greenish purple
Stem: well branched
Internodes: 2-3 cm
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Perle'

Exposure: sun
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, rockery, hanging basket, topiary
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy, eternal green, is the adornment of the gray stones that time has forgotten.”

William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery, Topiary
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	Less hardy
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award