{"id":892,"date":"2023-10-30T19:58:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=892"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:34","slug":"hedera-helix-knulch","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-knulch\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Kn\u00fclch\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"892\" class=\"elementor elementor-892\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f921657 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f921657\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595c0b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"595c0b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #f0ffed;\">Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix \u2018Kn\u00fclch\u2019<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e10a073 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e10a073\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee94d1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ee94d1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f824339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f824339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In a nutshell<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa3e130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa3e130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ornamental ivy, <strong><em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Kn\u00fclch\u2019<\/strong>, is interesting for its atypical foliage. Its leaves are almost round and concave, more or less embossed.<\/p><p>The leaves are light green, turning dark green at maturity. It is self-branching with light purple stems. The internodes are short. The leaves have scurved edges, giving the plant a cupped shape.<\/p><p>It does not like damp conditions, especially in winter. It is a good ground cover for small areas of the garden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539c307d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"539c307d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b06598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17b06598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck from the monastery in Neuburg, Germany in 1977. It is a mutation of \u2018Shamrock\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4944c0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4944c0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical details - Hedera helix 'Kn\u00fclch'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f890f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f890f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Botanical information<\/h3><ul><li>Family: Araliaceae<\/li><li>Genus <em><strong>Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li>Species : <em>helix<\/em><\/li><li>Cultivar: \u2018Kn\u00fclch\u2019<\/li><li>Pierot classification: fan-leaved ivy, curiosity ivy<\/li><li>Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li><li>Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li><li>Origin of cultivar: sport of \u2018Shamrock\u2019, discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck, from the monastery of Neuburg, Germany, in 1977.<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Kn\u00fclch\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Growth habit: compact, spreading<\/li><li>Number of lobes: not lobed, almost round leaves<\/li><li>Leaf length: 4 cm<\/li><li>Sheet width: 4 cm<\/li><li>Leaf colour: light to dark green<\/li><li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li><li>Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green<\/li><li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li><\/ul><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix \u2018Kn\u00fclch\u2019<\/h3><ul><li>Exposure: shade, part shade, sun<\/li><li>Hardiness: -15\u00b0C<\/li><li>Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li><li>Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li><li>Soil type: all<\/li><li>Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li><li>Uses: ground cover, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes, houseplants, bonsai<\/li><li>Development: moderate<\/li><li>Pruning: once a year<\/li><li>Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/li><li>Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d636c85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d636c85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10effd8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10effd8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/vecteezy_simplicity-ivy-freehand-drawing_13643730_206.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/vecteezy_simplicity-ivy-freehand-drawing_13643730_206-1320x791.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccada11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ccada11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f958e elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-6836 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5f958e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The occasional question ...<\/h3><h2>What is self-branching ivy?<\/h2><p>Ivy can form long stems, like lianas, to which leaves are attached in alternate arrangements. For some ivy species, these stems are unbranched, meaning that no secondary branches grow from the vines. In this case, we would say that these ivies are not branched.\u00a0<\/p><p>Conversely, in other species, numerous secondary branches grow from the main stem, in the leaf axils. These are known as branching ivy.<\/p><p>Ivy can be forced to form secondary branches by regular pruning. Those that form secondary branches without being pruned are known as ivy. <b>self-ramifying<\/b> (self-ramification or self-branching). The most typical of these is \u2018Pittsburgh\u2019 ivy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-pittsburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Pittsburgh\u2019<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47af9f92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47af9f92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409d6ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"409d6ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-1024x146.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-116\" alt=\"La boutique du lierre - Ivy garland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-1024x146.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-900x129.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-300x43.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande-768x110.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/guirlande.webp 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282ed793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282ed793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Ivy in literature<\/span><\/h3><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201cIvy, like a faithful companion, covered everything, even the windows, as if to hide the decrepitude of the years.<\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Honor\u00e9 de Balzac<\/strong>, <em>The Lily in the valley<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting for its unusual foliage. Almost round, concave leaves, more or less embossed.<\/p>\n<p>Colour of leaves light green, dark green at maturity. Self-branching with light purple stems. Short internodes. Scurved edges giving this cupped shape.<\/p>\n<p>Fears damp conditions, especially in winter. 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