Hedera helix ‘Sophien’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Sophien’ – Ornemental Ivy
Light green to medium green foliage, with beautiful visible veins.
Shiny, rolled leaf, recurved from the apical lobe. In winter, the foliage takes on a beautiful pinkish tint.
Vigorous shoots, branchy plant forming beautiful original tufts.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Sophien’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Sophien’, has light to medium green foliage, with beautiful visible veins.
The leaf is shiny, rolled, recurved from the apical lobe. In winter, the foliage takes on a beautiful pinkish tint.
The shoots are vigorous, the plant is branchy and forms beautiful original tufts.
History
This cultivar was discovered in 2006 by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society near a nursery in Flensburg, Germany.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Sophien'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Sophien’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Cultivar origin: discovered by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society, in 2006
Description of Hedera helix 'Sophien'
- Shape: stocky, tufted
- Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf color: light to medium green
- Color variation: pinkish hues in winter
- Color of veins: light green
- Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
- Peiole length: 3 to 5 cm
- Stem: well branched, branchy
- Mattress thickness: thin
- Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Sophien'
- 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
“I looked at this ivy, creeping and untamed, as a metaphor for persistent memory.”
Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 6 to 10 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Compact, Stocky, Tuft |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Green, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curly, Heart shaped, Oddity |
| Award | No known award |
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