Hedera helix ‘Peter Q Rose’ – Ornemental Ivy

Leaves are yellow-green in bright conditions, but green if in the shade.

Composed of 5 lobes. Margins are curly, wavy, like its parent ‘Parsley Crested’, but less pronounced.

Variety named after a famous ivy specialist, involved in the founding of the English Ivy Society.

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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.”

William Shakespeare, Cymbeline

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

6 to 10 pots

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

11 to 20 containers

Stock big articles

0 big article

Shape

Stocky

Appearance of foliage

Atypical, Curly, Yellow

Possible uses

Climbing, Ground cover

Exposure

Partial shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Medium

Development vigor

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Curly, From 'Pittsburgh'

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