Hedera helix ‘Flavescens’ - Ornamental ivy
Yellow-green foliage, which remains yellow in sufficient light.
The young leaves are pale yellow, while the older ones are green punctuated with pale yellow. The foliage is three-lobed, with a median lobe that is longer than the lateral lobes. The lobes are shallow.
It is slow-growing, but makes a very attractive cover on a wall.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Flavescens’ (Flavescens)’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Flavescens’, It has yellow-green foliage, which remains yellow in sufficient light.
The young leaves are pale yellow, while the older ones are green punctuated with pale yellow. The foliage is three-lobed, with a median lobe that is longer than the lateral lobes. The lobes are shallow.
It is slow-growing, but makes a very attractive cover on a wall.
History
The origin of this cultivar is not known, but it was already listed in 1901 in the catalogue of LR Russell Ltd, in the United Kingdom.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Flavescens'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Flavescens’
- Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown, but already referenced in 1901
Description of Hedera helix ‘Flavescens’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of the leaf: yellow, more or less dotted with green
- Colour of veins: pink and cream
- Stems: sparsely branched, short
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Flavescens’
- 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, pot, jardiniere, hanging baskets, rockery
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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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 out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow, Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Climber, Pots or planters, Rockwork, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Medium |
| Speed | Medium |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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