A very beautiful ivy, all too rare, with triangular leaves that are lightly lobed or even unlobed.

The leaf blade is largely mottled with creamy yellow. The edges of the leaf blade turn pink in winter.

This variety is ideal for hanging baskets or pots. It can also be used as a climbing ivy.

 

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Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Tricolor’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Tricolor’, is a very beautiful ivy, all too rare, with triangular leaves that are sparsely lobed or not lobed at all.

The leaf blade is largely mottled with creamy yellow. The edges of the leaf blade turn pink in winter.

This variety is ideal for hanging baskets or pots. It can also be used as a climbing ivy.

History

This cultivar has been known in the UK since around 1865. However, it was not botanically described until 1915.

Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Tricolor'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Tricolor’
  • Pierot classification: variegated ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of cultivar: Known in Great Britain since around 1865.

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Tricolor’

  • Growth habit: spreading to semi-erect
  • Number of lobes: unlobed
  • Leaf length: 4 cm
  • Sheet width: 4 cm
  • Colour of leaf: grey-green with creamy yellow markings
  • Colour of veins: cream
  • Colour of stem and petiole: pink
  • Branches: few branches
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Tricolor’

  • 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: hanging, pot, window box, climber
  • Development: slow
  • Vigour: moderate
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Ivy in literature

“On the silvery waves, the ivy spreads its shadows.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, An den Mond

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

1 to 2 pots

Large stock items

0 big topic

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

0 container

General appearance

Spread out, Not much branched, Semi-evergreen

Type of foliage and colour

Yellow variegation

Possible uses

Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp

Exhibition

Part shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Easy to grow

Easy

Speed

Slow

Vigorous development

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Mixed

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