Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Peter Q Rose’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Peter Q Rose’, has yellow-green leaves in bright conditions, but they are green if it is in the shade.
They are composed of 5 lobes. The margins are curled, wavy, like its parent ‘Parsley Crested’, but less accentuated.
This ivy is named after a famous ivy specialist, involved in the founding of the English Ivy Society.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Ronald Whitehouse of Whitehouse Ivies Nursery, UK in 1992. It is a mutation of ‘Parsley Crested’
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Peter Q Rose'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Peter Q Rose’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
- Leaf stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Parsley Crested’, discovered in 1992 by Ronald Whitehouse, of the Whitehouse Ivies nursery, United Kingdom.
Description of Hedera helix 'Peter Q Rose'
- Shape: stocky
- Number of lobes: 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5.5 cm
- Leaf width: 6.5 cm
- Leaf colour: yellow-green in bright conditions, green in shade
- Vein colour: light green
- Stem and petiole colour: reddish green
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Peter Q Rose'
- Exposure: sun, partial shade
- 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
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature
“Ivy climbs like a devoted lover, never releasing its embrace.”
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