Hedera helix ‘Flashback’ - Ornamental ivy
A very fine variety for a sunny spot, with rapid growth.
The colour of the leaf blade changes. In bright conditions, young shoots are golden yellow with a large green blotch. Other leaves are yellow mottled with green or completely chartreuse green with a large dark green macule in the centre. With age, the leaves turn green with white veins.
A variety that can be used in many ways, as ground cover, a climber or in pots.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Flashback’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Flashback’, This is a very beautiful, fast-growing variety for sunny locations.
The leaf has 3 to 5 fairly broad pointed lobes. The colour of the leaf blade varies. In bright conditions, young shoots are golden yellow with a large green blotch. Other leaves are yellow mottled with green or completely chartreuse green with a large dark green macule in the centre. With age, the leaves turn green with white veins.
This variety can be used in many ways, as ground cover, a climber or in pots.
History
This variety of ivy is a mutation of ‘Rumania’, discovered in California, USA in 1990.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Flashback'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Flashback’
- Pierot classification: type ivy, panacchae ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Rumania’, discovered by Ronny Tannenbaum, Prime Cuttings, California, in 1990.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Flashback’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: yellow with green or chartreuse green macule with dark green macule in the centre
- Colour of veins: light green to white
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Flashback’
- Exposure : sun
- 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, pot, window box
- Development: vigorous and rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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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 | 1 to 2 large subjects |
| General appearance | Ramified, Spread out, Extended |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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