Hedera helix ‘Brimstone’ - Ornamental ivy
Medium-sized leaves are curved and variegated.
Leaves are cordate, with three scurved, undulating lobes. Blade yellow-green, mottled and speckled with grey and dark green. Fairly short stems and medium growth.
Ivy forms attractive carpets in semi-shaded to sunny areas of the garden.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Brimstone’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Brimstone’, The leaves are medium-sized, curved and variegated.
They are cordate, with three scurved, undulating lobes. The leaf blade is yellow-green, mottled and speckled with grey and dark green. The stems are fairly short with medium growth.
This ivy forms attractive carpets in semi-shaded to sunny areas of the garden.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Gold Dust’ introduced by Hedera Etc Nursery, Pennsylvania, in 1989.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Brimstone'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Brimstone’
- Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisped leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Gold Dust’, selected in 1989 by the nursery Hedera Etc.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Brimstone’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: yellow-green speckled with grey and dark green
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: red
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Brimstone’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -12°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: moderate, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy-covered walls seemed to breathe, as if nature had adopted them.”
Victor Hugo, The Laughing Man
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 | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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