Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’ – Ornemental Ivy
Leaves with 3 slightly pronounced lobes, rounded tip.
Dark green foliage revealing a yellow-green spot in its center. Reddening from autumn.
More of a climber, with medium growth, it forms thin carpets.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’, has leaves with 3 shallow lobes and rounded tips.
Dark green foliage reveals a yellow-green macule in the center.
More of a climber, with medium growth, it forms thin carpets.
History
This cultivar of unknown origin, introduced from the United States, was described by Fearnley-Whittingastall in 1992.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Waccamaw'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Waccamaw’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown, introduced from the United States,
Description of Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’
- Growth habit: thin
- Number of lobes: usually 3, not very pronounced
- Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf color: dark green with a yellow-green macule in the center (sometimes barely visible).
- Color of veins: yellow-green
- Stem and petiole color: brownish-green to wine-red
- Stem: sparsely branched
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Petiole length: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Waccamaw’
- 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: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“These old castles with machicolations, underground passages, towers covered in ivy…”
Chateaubriand
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 21 to 50 containers |
| Stock big articles | 1 to 2 big articles |
| Shape | Scattered |
| Appearance of foliage | Red in winter, Yellow variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Heart shaped, Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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