Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’ - Ornamental ivy
Porte bien son means ‘pretty’ in Welsh.
Beautiful green and grey speckled leaves with more or less golden margins. Shaped with 3 pointed lobes with a rather prominent central lobe. Base of leaf truncate to wedge-shaped, sometimes almost cordate.
A very elegant and colourful ivy that looks great as a climber or ground cover.
This variety won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’, The name, which means ‘pretty’ in Welsh, is apt.
It has beautiful green and grey mottled leaves with more or less golden margins. Some leaves are 70% golden yellow, while others are almost green. The leaves have 3 pointed lobes with a prominent central lobe. The base of the leaf is truncated to wedge-shaped, sometimes almost cordate.
This is a very elegant and colourful ivy that looks great as a climber or ground cover.
This variety won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
History
This cultivar was introduced by Frode Maegaard of Hedera Nursery, Ringe, Denmark. It is a mutation of ‘Ester’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Ceridwen'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Ceridwen’
- 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: sport of ‘Ester’, introduced by Frode Maegaard of Hedera Nursery, Ringe, Denmark.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general, pointed
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green and grey-green with wide golden yellow margins
- Colour of veins: yellow
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Length of petiole: 1 to 2 cm
- Branches: fairly widespread
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’
- 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: climber, ground cover
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The tombs, wrapped in ivy, seemed to sleep peacefully under this green blanket.”
Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 3 to 5 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | RHS Garden Merit Award |
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