Hedera helix ‘Lee silver’ - Ornamental ivy
A charming ivy with small silvery leaves.
Leaves are tinted grey-green and olive-green in the centre, with a white margin, and are formed of 3, or sometimes 5, shallow deltoid lobes.
A compact, slow-growing, well-branched ivy that looks good as ground cover or hanging baskets.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Lee Silver’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Lee Silver’, It has a lot of charm with its small silvery leaves.
The leaves are tinted grey-green and olive-green in the centre, with a slight white margin. They have 3, or sometimes 5, shallow deltoid lobes.
This is a well-branched, compact, slow-growing ivy that looks great as ground cover or hanging baskets.
History
This cultivar probably comes from the Vineyard Nursery in London, owned by James Lee.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Lee Silver'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘James Lee’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, type ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: probably comes from the Vineyard Nursery in London, owned by James Lee.
Description of Hedera helix ‘James Lee’
- Port : compact
- Number of lobes: usually 3, sometimes 5, deltoid, shallow
- Leaf length: 2.5 to 3 cm
- Sheet width: 2.5 cm
- Leaf colour: green-grey and olive-grey, with white margins
- Colour of veins: grey-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: violet-green
- Length of petiole: 2 cm
- Branches: well branched
- Internodes: 1.5 to 2.5 cm
- Mattress thickness: fairly thick
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘James Lee’
- 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: ground cover, hanging baskets
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The old stones, carpeted with ivy, told a story that only the leaves knew.”
Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Compact |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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