Hedera helix ‘Silver Emblem’ - Ornamental ivy
A variety with few branches. Long stems with long internodes bearing thick leaves with 3 lobes, or sometimes 5, measuring 3 x 5 cm. The central, pointed lobe is much longer than the lateral lobes.
Asymmetrical leaves mottled with medium green and grey. Fine, irregular cream or creamy-white margins.
Pink-tinged variegation in cold conditions.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Silver Emblem’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Silver Emblem‘is a variety with few branches. The long stems with long internodes bear thick, 3-lobed or sometimes 5-lobed leaves measuring 3 x 5 cm. The central, pointed lobe is much longer than the lateral lobes.
The asymmetrical leaves are mottled medium green and grey. There is a fine, irregular cream or creamy-white margin.
The variegation turns pink in cold conditions.
History
This old cultivar may have originated in the United States. Some consider it to be a synonym of Hedera helix ‘Adam’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Silver Emblem'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Silver Emblem’
- 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: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Silver Emblem’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: medium green and grey-green, irregularly edged with cream
- Colour of veins: cream
- Leaf shape: asymmetrical
- Leaf base: obtuse to slightly cordate
- Colour of stem and petiole: green to purple-green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Silver Emblem’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy asks for nothing, it offers itself, bends and adapts to everything it touches.”
Jules Verne, The Castle of Carpathia
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Extended, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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