{"id":933,"date":"2023-10-30T21:07:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=933"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:09:34","slug":"hedera-helix-leo-swicegood","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.hedera-etc.com\/en\/product\/hedera-helix-leo-swicegood\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Hedera helix<\/em> \u2018Leo Swicegood\u2019 - Ornamental ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"933\" class=\"elementor elementor-933\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50307cd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50307cd6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342aef5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"342aef5f\" 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 \u2018Leo Swicegood\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-61966461 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61966461\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18deb303 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18deb303\" 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-362c3da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362c3da1\" 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-2749c7ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2749c7ff\" 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> \u2018Leo Swicegood\u2019,<\/strong> is a small ground cover plant with linear or lanceolate leaves. They are wedge-shaped at the base and pointed at the top.<\/p><p>The leaf blade is medium to dark green with scurved edges. The foliage takes on colour in winter if there is a cold, dry wind.<\/p><p>This is a fairly drought-resistant ivy. It has few branches. Its very short internodes make it a rather slender variety, which can be used to create beautiful topiaries.<\/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-5dd3fa0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dd3fa0a\" 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-662a4e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"662a4e8d\" 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 at the monastery in Neuburg, Germany, in 1979. It is a mutation of \u2018Spear Point.<\/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-7b4db7d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b4db7d5\" 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 'Leo Swicegood'<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786a62cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"786a62cd\" 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>\n<ul>\n<li>Family: Araliaceae<\/li>\n<li>Genus <em><strong>Hedera<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Species : <em>helix<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cultivar: \u2018Leo Swicegood\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves<\/li>\n<li>Foliage stage: juvenile<\/li>\n<li>Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.<\/li>\n<li>Origin of cultivar: sport of \u2018Spear Point\u2019, selected by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the monastery in Neuburg, Germany, in 1979.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Description of Hedera helix \u2018Leo Swicegood\u2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Growth habit: stocky, bushy<\/li>\n<li>Number of lobes: generally unlobed<\/li>\n<li>Leaf length: 6 cm<\/li>\n<li>Sheet width: 1.5 cm<\/li>\n<li>Leaf colour: medium to dark green<\/li>\n<li>Colour of veins: light green<\/li>\n<li>Colour of stem and petiole: purple green<\/li>\n<li>Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3>Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix \u2018Leo Swicegood\u2019<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Exposure: shade, part shade, sun<\/li>\n<li>Hardiness: -12\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Soil moisture: cool soil<\/li>\n<li>Soil PH: neutral or chalky<\/li>\n<li>Soil type: all<\/li>\n<li>Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing<\/li>\n<li>Use: hanging, rockery, pots, window boxes, topiary<\/li>\n<li>Development: moderate<\/li>\n<li>Pruning: once a year<\/li>\n<li>Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)<\/li>\n<li>Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)<\/li>\n<\/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-7ca30835 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ca30835\" 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-321d216a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"321d216a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-global-6912 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d2ab3b\" 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><span style=\"color: #008000;\">The occasional question ...<\/span><\/h3><h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What does cuneiform mean?<\/span><\/h2><p>The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.<\/p><p>The word \u2018wedge-shaped\u2019 is generally applied to the apex (tip) or base of the leaf and means \u2018wedge-shaped\u2019. It therefore refers to a leaf whose apex or base forms an angle (obtuse or acute).<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jardinsdugue.eu\/la-feuille-description-globale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover all the vocabulary used to describe leaves.<\/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-6b81226a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b81226a\" 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-225e766c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"225e766c\" 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-e12595f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e12595f\" 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;\">\u201c<\/span>The stone walls, adorned with ivy, seemed to wear a wild crown that time would never erase.<span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h5 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>George Sand<\/strong>, <em>La Petite Fadette<\/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>A small ground cover with linear or lanceolate leaves, wedge-shaped at the base and pointed at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Blade medium to dark green, scurved at the edges. Foliage turns colour in winter if there is a dry, cold wind.<\/p>\n<p>A fairly drought-resistant ivy with few branches. Very short internodes. 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