Hedera helix ‘Serenade’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Serenade’ – Ornemental Ivy
Variety with a compact and fast growing habit.
Leaf, rather small, composed of 5 lobes with slightly rounded ends. Dark green blade, subtly marked in the center with a yellow-green to light green zone, becoming completely green as it ages.
Ivy to be placed in a bright location.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Serenade’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Serenade’, is a variety with a compact shape and rapid growth.
The leaf, rather small, is composed of 5 lobes with slightly rounded ends. The blade is dark green, subtly marked in the center with a yellow-green to light green area. It becomes completely green as it ages.
This is an ivy to place in a bright location.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck in 1978 at the monastery in Neuburg, Germany. It is a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh Variegated’
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Serenade'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Serenade’
- Pierot classification: typical ivy, variegated ivy
- Leaf stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Pittsburgh Variegated’, discovered in 1978 by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the monastery of Neuburg, Germany.
Description of Hedera helix 'Serenade'
- Shape: compact, spreading, extended
- Number of lobes: 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Leaf width: 4 cm
- Leaf color: dark green with chartreuse green or yellow spots in the center
- Leaf color variant: becomes completely green as it ages
- Vein color: light green
- Stem and petiole color: purplish pink
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Serenade'
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Uses: couvre-sol, grimpant
- Development : medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy is like true friendship: it clings and never lets itself be brought down.”
Alfred de Musset
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 6 to 10 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Compact, Extended, Quite branched, Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | Yellow variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Fast |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy ivy, Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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