Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Regelian on January 14, 2011, 10:46:38 AM
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Attached is a shot of an English Ivy I've grown from seed in my garden. I havn't seen another similar clone, but I am not that well versed in Hedera cultivars. I sent a shot of this immatured plant a year or so ago, as curiosity, but am finding this a very satisfactory garden addition.
Other than the interesting leaf, which you can see as mature and immature in the fotos, it is a slower grower, extremely hardy and makes a wonderful effect on a wall. I've tentaively names it 'Green Fingers', as I know of no Hedera cultivar carrying this name.
In short, I would like your opinions. Is it different enough to warrant naming?
Jamie
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You should send the photos to Fibrex in England. They have the national collection of Hedera
http://www.fibrex.co.uk/hederas2.asp?CategoryID=2 (http://www.fibrex.co.uk/hederas2.asp?CategoryID=2)
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Mark,
thanks. I've popped-off a mail to them. Let's see what they think.
Jamie
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Regelian, I have never seen any like that here either. I have one plant in my garden with narrower lobes than normal, a little like yours but not identical. However, I don't know the cultivar's name.
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Trond,
yours does have a similar symetry in the leaves, just not as exagerated. The only thing I've seen that comes close. Thanks.
Jamie
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'Green Fingers' would be such an appropriate name too. But I never doubted you had them Jamie. ;)
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This is a great Ivy you've grown!
I know (without knowing their names) some varieties with leaves that are very different (i.e. each leaf is unique), but none with leaves as long as your's - absolutely lovely!
Keep us updated if the name was accepted.
Michael