Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’ – Ornemental Ivy
Particularly interesting for its wavy foliage. Best used as ground cover, it is also interesting in large pots and as a climber.
Slow-growing ivy with few branches and stiff, more or less thick stems.
Leaves with 3 to 5 pointed, curved lobes. Heart-shaped base. Blade green to gray-green with white margins, turning pink in winter.
It will brighten up a corner of the garden.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’, is particularly interesting for its wavy, hemmed foliage (between ‘Curvaceus’ and ‘Clotted Cream’). Best used as ground cover, like its parent. It is also interesting in large pots and as a climber.
Slow-growing ivy with few branches and stiff, more or less thick stems.
Leaves have 3 to 5 pointed, curved lobes. The base is cordate. The leaf blade is green to gray-green with white margins, turning pink in winter.
It will brighten up a corner of the garden.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Glacier’, discovered by Keith E. Williams, USA, around 1950.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Williamsiana'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Williamsiana’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Cultivar origin: sport of ‘Glacier’, discovered by Keith E. Williams, USA, around 1950
Description of Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’
- Growth habit: stiff
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf color: green to gray-green with white margins
- Color variation: margins turn pink in winter in dry, cold weather
- Color of veins: green
- Stem and petiole color: purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Williamsiana’
- Exposure: sun, 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, pot, jardiniere, hanging baskets
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Love has this, that it attaches itself and binds itself to everything it finds, as does ivy.”
Jacques Amyot
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 3 to 5 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Little branched, Stiff |
| Appearance of foliage | Atypical, Curly, White variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Difficult |
| Development speed | Slow |
| Development vigor | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curly, Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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