Hedera helix 'Zebra' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Zebra’ – Ornemental Ivy

Fan-shaped or cup-shaped leaves, more or less striped, with 3 to 5 lobes. Blade green to gray-green, spotted and striped with creamy yellow.

Good self-ramification. Purple-pink young shoots, with internodes of 1.5 to 2 cm.

A strikingly beautiful plant, particularly interesting in pots.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Zebra’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Zebra’, has fan-shaped or cup-shaped, more or less striped leaves with 3 to 5 lobes. The leaf blade is green to gray-green, spotted and striped with creamy yellow.

It shows good self-ramification. Young shoots are violet-pink, with internodes of 1.5 to 2 cm.

Zebra’ is a strikingly beautiful plant, particularly interesting in a pot. Choose a sunny spot. Too much shade and it will tend to lose its foliage and be less colorful.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of Hedera helix ‘Harald’, introduced in 1978 by Gebr Stauss Nurseries of Mogglingen, Germany.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Zebra'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Zebra’
Pierot classification: fan-leaved ivy, variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Cultivar origin: sport of Hedera helix ‘Harald’, introduced by Gebr Stauss Nurseries, Mogglingen, Germany, in 1978.

Description of Hedera helix ‘Zebra’

Growth habit: spreading, stocky
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 5 cm
Sheet width: 6 cm
Leaf color: green to gray-green, variegated and striped with yellow and cream
Color of veins: yellow and cream
Stem and petiole color: greenish pink
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Zebra’

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, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
Development: rapid
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The old ivy supports the wall, which had long supported it.”

André Gide, Memories

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	21 to 50 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, White variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Fan, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award