Hedera helix 'Pittsburgh' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’ – Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’ is the father of many branched cultivars.

Leaf with the appearance of typical ivy with 3 to 5 more or less pointed lobes. Special feature: very short internodes and especially stiff stems, branching easily. Gives this ivy a shrubby appearance. Heart-shaped leaf base. Medium green blade.

Very good ground cover that forms thick carpets. Moderately rapid development, shoots not exceeding 50 cm per year.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’ , is the father of a large number of branching cultivars.

The leaf has the appearance of the typical ivy with 3 to 5 more or less pointed lobes. But its particularity is the fact that the internodes are very short and especially that the stems, stiff, branch easily. All this gives this ivy a shrubby appearance, or more precisely, the appearance of a mound of multiple and short stems. The base of the leaves is heart-shaped. The blade is medium green.

It is a very good ground cover that forms thick carpets. Its development is moderately rapid, the shoots not exceeding 50 cm per year.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Paul Randolph, Verona, Pennsylvania, USA in the late 1910s.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Pittsburgh'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Pittsburgh’
Pierot classification: typical ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: discovered by Paul Randolph, Verona, Pennsylvania, United States towards the end of the 1910s.

Description of Hedera helix 'Pittsburgh'

Shape: mound, tuft
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
Leaf color: green
Vein color: light green
Stem and petiole color: purplish green
Ramifications: well branched
Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus
Use: ground cover, pots, planters, hanging baskets
Development: moderately fast
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The old stones let themselves be gently covered by ivy, accepting their fate. ”
Oscar Wilde , An Ideal Husband

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	51 to 100 containers
Stock big articles	6 to 10 big articles
Shape	Quite branched, Tuft
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy ivy
Award	No known award