Hedera helix ‘Nugget’ - Ornamental ivy
A climbing ivy with few branches, with small, slender 3-lobed leaves bearing a light yellow macule in the centre of the blade.
Thin, even coverage of foliage. Suitable for decorating small areas as well as larger ones. Slow-growing.
Luminous macule in a sunny position.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Nugget’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Nugget’, is a climbing ivy with few branches and small, slender 3-lobed leaves with a light yellow macule in the centre of the blade.
The foliage is thin and even. This ivy is suitable for decorating small areas as well as larger ones. It grows quite slowly.
Make sure you choose the right position, as the macule is bright in a sunny spot.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Teneriffe‘discovered in 1999 by Cliff Coon of Coon Hollow Ivies Nursery, California, USA
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Nugget'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Nugget’
- Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Teneriffe’, discovered by Cliff Coon of Coon Hollow Ivies Nursery, California, USA, in 1999.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Nugget’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Colour of the leaf: dark green with luminous macula around the main veins
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Leaf apex: pointed
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: pinkish green
- Stem: lightly branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 1 cm
- Length of petiole: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Nugget’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climbing
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Nugget‘ and ’Peter‘ comparison’
Similarities :- sheet background colour: green
- thin blade
- three-lobed leaf
- faint veins
- yellow-green central macule around the veins
- self-ramified
Differences :
- small basal lobes on ‘Peter’, none on ‘Nugget’
- all lobes equal in ‘Nugget’, terminal lobe distinctly longer than lateral lobes in ‘Peter’.’
- arched veins on ‘Nugget’, straight veins on ‘Peter’.’
Ivy in literature
“The ivy was there, invading everything, reminding us of the persistence of nature in the face of the fall of civilisation.”
Rudyard Kipling, Kim
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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