Hedera hibernica ‘Albany’ – Irish Ivy
Hedera hibernica ‘Albany’ – Irish Ivy
Compact ivy with moderate growth. Stems and petioles often thick and fasciate, bearing large, asymmetrical, dark-green, 5-lobed leaves. They turn brown in winter. Leafy growths sometimes develop along the main veins.
Very different from most other Hedera hibernica cultivars .
Good ground cover for both sun and shade. Can also be used in rock gardens.
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Description
Irish ivy – Hedera hibernica ‘Albany’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Albany’, is a compact, moderate-growing ivy.
Stems and petioles are often thick and fasciate, and bear large, asymmetrical, dark-green, 5-lobed leaves. They turn brown in winter. Leafy growths sometimes develop along the main veins.
This variety is very different from most other Hedera hibernica cultivars. It is a good ground cover, for sun or shade. It can also be used in rock gardens.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Fred Danker, Albany, New York, USA in 1931.
Technical leaflet - Hedera hibernica 'Albany'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: hibernica
- Cultivar: ‘Albany’
- Synonym: ‘Dankeri
- Pierot classification: ivy curiosity
- Foliage stage: semi-adult
- Origin: Europe, on the Atlantic coast from Portugal to Scotland
- Origin of cultivar: found by Fred Danker, Albany, New York, USA and distributed from 1935 onwards
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Albany’
- Growth habit: shrubby, compact, semi-erect
- Number of lobes: usually 5, sometimes 3, sometimes 6
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 8 cm
- Leaf shape: asymmetrical, sometimes with adventitious leaflets on the midrib
- Leaf color: medium green
- Apex : pointed
- Base: cordiform
- Color of veins: light green, often raised
- Stem: well-branched
- Stem and petiole color: purple green, sometimes fasciated and flattened
- Hair: stellate, small
Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera hibernica ‘Albany’.
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous or acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, jardiniere, rockery
- 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 a leaf apex?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you may come across dozens of specific terms.
The word ‘apex‘ means end. It can apply to roots, stems or leaves. It’s where the plant lengthens. The apex of an ivy leaf is therefore the tip of the leaf, or of the leaf lobes. In the same way, the apical zone of a leaf corresponds to the part located at the tip of a leaf.
Ivy in literature
“The walls of the old hacienda, covered with ivy, seemed to breathe a forgotten history.”
Federico García Lorca, Doña Rosita the Bachelorette
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 0 pot |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 3 to 5 containers |
| Stock big articles | 1 to 2 big articles |
| Shape | Compact, Semi-erect, Shrubby |
| Appearance of foliage | Green, Red in winter |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Rockery |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Oddity |
| Award | No known award |
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