Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Hullavongton’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Hullavington’, It has strong stems bearing thick, light yellow foliage that turns green at maturity. Some leaves have a green macule in the centre.
The leaf blade is unlobed or three-lobed. The base of the leaves is cordate.
This is a climbing ivy that forms thin but dense mats.
History
This cultivar may be of English origin. It was included in the RHS Plant Finder lists until 2016.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Hullavington'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Hullavington’
- Pierot classification: cordiform ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: possibly English.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Hullavington’
- Port : stocky
- Number of lobes: unlobed or three-lobed
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: yellow, then dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Colour of stem and petiole: brownish green
- Length of petiole: 2 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 1 to 2 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Hullavington’
- 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: climber, pot, window box, ground cover
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy stretched like a web woven by time, enveloping the remnants of a lost love.”





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