Hedera helix ‘Gold Medal’ - Ornamental ivy
Broad triangular leaves with 3 lobes, green splashed with yellow and grey.
Slightly wavy leaf edges. Base of leaves rather cordate. Short internodes. Average vigour.
Best used as a climber. Does well in the sun.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Gold Medal’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Gold Medal’, is an ivy with broad triangular leaves with 3 lobes, green in colour with yellow and grey splashes.
The leaf margins are slightly undulating. The base of the leaves is rather cordate. The internodes are short. This is a plant of average vigour.
This ivy is best used as a climber. It does well in the sun.
History
This cultivar is of English origin, first listed by Schaepman in 1975.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Gold Medal'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Gold Medal’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, curly ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Gold Medal’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: green speckled with yellow
- Colour of veins: green-yellow
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish-purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Gold Medal’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Growing : easy
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, hanging, pot, jardiniere
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopaedia
The occasional question ...
What is an internode?
Ivy leaves are arranged alternately on the stem, once on one side and once on the other, and so on. The place where the leaf attaches to the stem is called the node. The space between two consecutive nodes is called the’knot.
The distance between the nodes varies greatly depending on the species and cultivar. The distance between nodes is therefore often a distinctive characteristic of varieties.
Ivy with short internodes is compact and well covered with leaves. They often form thick mats. In contrast, ivy with long internodes has sparser leaves on much longer stems. This type of ivy forms a less dense cover, which can be an advantage or a disadvantage depending on the purpose and the use to which it is to be put.
Ivy in literature
“Ivy climbs the crumbling walls, as if to bring them back to life.”
Victor Hugo, Les Contemplations
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Extended, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | 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 | Wavy, curly or crisp, variegated |
| Reward obtained | Ivy of the year |
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