Hedera colchica (K.Koch) Hibb.
Fully hardy, vigorous climber with ovate, unlobed, leathery leaves, to 12cm long. the largest-leaved of all ivy’s. To 10m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’]. Varieties of colchica, particularly arborescens, will form rounded bushes or even trees.
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Permit me to refer to the notice of Messrs. Veitch’s new plants, at page 579, and do justice to H. roegneriana, by ranking it as a species and not as a home-raised variety. The Imperial Botanic Gardens of St. Petersburgh and Nikita distributed it with other plants indigenous to the Caucasus.’ J. N. H., Edinburgh. [Gard. Chron. 1851]. A subsequent edition contained a note from the editors: ‘We cannot find this Hedera mentioned in any work on systematic Botany; and we should be much obliged to you for further information. Where is it described?’ There was further correspondence but without resolution. [Gard. Chron. 1851].
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1857 catalogue [T.539/1857]but certainly grown at Camden by 1853 as plants were sent to the Sydney Botanic Garden in that year. [RBGS AB].
Notes
Published Mar 05, 2010 - 05:10 PM | Last updated Jul 14, 2010 - 02:17 PM
| Family | Araliaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Caucasus, Iran |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Bullock?s heart ivy, Persian ivy |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Hedera Ragneriana |
| Confidence level | high |