Hedera helix 'Szara Stopka' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Szara Stopka’ – Ornemental Ivy

Compact self-branching variety.

Leaves marbled with green and gray. Rounded and prominent central lobe. Sometimes lateral lobes.

Makes a very pretty ground cover. It is also very popular as a houseplant.

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Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Szara Stopka’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Szara Stopka’, is a compact, self-branching variety. It is particularly suitable as a ground cover for small to medium-sized areas.

The leaves are marbled with green and grey. The central lobe, with a rounded tip, is prominent. Sometimes lateral lobes appear.

This ivy variety forms a very pretty ground cover. It is also very popular as a houseplant.

History

This cultivar was introduced from the Czech Republic. The Botanical Garden in Wroclaw, which received it in 1989, named it ‘Szara Stopka’, meaning ‘Greyfoot’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Szara Stopka'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Szara Stopka’.
Pierot classification: Curiosity, variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: introduced from the Czech Republic.

Description of Hedera helix ‘Szara Stopka’

Growth habit: spreading
Number of lobes: usually 3 lobes, the central one prominent
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Apex: rounded
Leaf color: green and gray
Color of veins: light green
Stem and petiole color: green-brown
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Szara Stopka’.

Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: ground cover, houseplant
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia

The question of circumstance ...

What is self-branching ivy?

Ivy can form long, liana-like stems to which leaves are attached in alternate arrangements. For some ivy species, these stems are unbranched, i.e. no secondary branches grow from them. In this case, we would say that these ivies are unbranched.

On the other hand, in other species, numerous secondary branches grow from the main stem, in the leaf axils. These are known as branching ivy.

Ivy can be forced to form secondary branches by regular pruning. Those that form secondary branches without being pruned are known as self-branching ivy. The most typical of these is ‘Pittsburgh’ ivy(Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’).

Ivy in literature

“The ivy hung heavily, like sorrow clinging to the walls.”

Charles Dickens, The House of Bitter Wind

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Houseplant
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh'
Award	No known award