Hedera helix ‘Brightstone’ - Ornamental ivy
This is one of the variegated ivies that should be planted in the sun.
Leaf with 3 to 5 lobes. Slightly undulating margin. Blade green with grey-green centre. Margins broadly coloured yellowish cream. Green veins.
Plant this variety in a sunny position to benefit from its variegation.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Brightstone’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Brightstone’, is one of the variegated ivy species that should be planted in the sun.
The leaf has 3 to 5 lobes. The edge is slightly wavy. The leaf blade is green with a grey-green centre. The margins are largely coloured yellowish cream. The veins are green.
This variety is best planted in a sunny spot to benefit from its variegation.
History
This cultivar was described by Jill Butcher of the British Ivy Society in 1989. It is probably a mutation of ‘Anne-Marie’.’
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Brightstone'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Brightstone’
- 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: probably a sport of ‘Anne Marie’ brought unnamed to the English Ivy Society.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Brightstone’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 7 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf colour: green and grey-green with yellowish cream margins
- Colour of veins: green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Brightstone’
- 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, hanging baskets
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy covered the dilapidated house, hiding its wounds under a cloak of green hope.”
D.H. Lawrence, The Feathered Serpent
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 | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Curly or wavy, Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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