Hedera helix ‘Waabs’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Waabs’ – Ornemental Ivy
A variety close to the type, with relatively few leaves and a more transparent base.
Dark green leaves with 3 to 5 lobes. They turn dark brown in cold weather.
Ivy is best used as a climber.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Waabs’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Waabs’, is a variety close to the type. It produces relatively few leaves, and gives more transparency to its support. This is interesting when you want an ivy that doesn’t hide its support (a pretty stone wall, for example, or a beautiful tree trunk).
Leaves are dark green with 3 to 5 lobes. They turn dark brown in cold weather.
Ivy is best used as a climber.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society, near the Baltic Sea. It was given the name ‘Waabs’ in 2000.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Waabs'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Waabs’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: discovered by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society, near the Baltic Sea
Description of Hedera helix ‘Waabs’
- Growth habit: wide, thin
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf color: dark green
- Color variation: dark brown in winter
- Color of veins: light green
- Leaf apex: rather pointed
- Petiole length: 3 cm
- Stem: unbranched
- Knot spacing: 3 cm
- Stem and petiole color: reddish green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Waabs’
- 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: climbing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy grows on the ruins of times past, attaching its stems to the memories of history.”
Chateaubriand
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 11 to 20 containers |
| Stock big articles | 1 to 2 big articles |
| Shape | Scattered |
| Appearance of foliage | Green, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Climbing |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy ivy |
| Award | No known award |
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