Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’ – Ornemental Ivy
Medium green foliage, veined with red and accentuated in winter, measuring 5 cm in diameter.
As a general rule, the lobes numbering 3 to 5 are rounded.
It is an ivy with relatively slow growth and modest development.
£11.90
Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves’, has medium green foliage, veined with red and accentuated in winter, measuring 5 cm in diameter.
As a general rule, the lobes numbering 3 to 5 are rounded.
It is a relatively slow-growing ivy with average development.
History
This cultivar comes from a variation of ‘Perkeo’ that appeared in the nursery.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Steady Waves'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar : ‘Steady Waves’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
- Mutation: sport of ‘Perkeo’
Description de Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves‘
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 rounded
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf color: pale green to yellow
- Color of veins: red
- Color variations: winter accentuation
- Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Conseils plantation, culture et entretien de Hedera helix ‘Steady Waves‘
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Nature itself, in these abandoned places, seems to grow ivy to hide the shame of men.”
Chateaubriand, The Martyrs
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | more than 100 cantainerss |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Bushy, Quite branched, Semi-erect, Tuft |
| Appearance of foliage | Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Medium |
| Development speed | Slow |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart shaped, Oddity |
| Award | No known award |
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