Hedera helix ‘Golden Gate’ - ornamental ivy
Variegated ivy. Leaves with a cordate base, spotted with golden yellow in the centre and margined with dark green.
Bushy growth habit, with well-branched stems that turn pink in winter.
A little wonder for half-shade or sun!
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Golden Gate’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Golden Gate’, is a variegated ivy with cordate leaves. They are spotted with golden yellow in the centre and margined with dark green.
It forms a clump, with well-branched stems that turn pink in winter.
A little wonder for half-shade or sun!
History
This cultivar was introduced from Denmark in 1972. It is a less vigorous mutation of ‘Golden Ingot’.
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Golden Gate'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Golden Gate’
- 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: sport of ‘Golden Ingot’, introduced in Denmark in 1972
Description of Hedera helix ‘Golden Gate’
- Growth habit : clump
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: variegated, golden yellow in the centre and dark green at the edges.
- Colour of veins: yellow
- Base of leaf: cordate
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Golden Gate’
- 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: ground cover, climber, hanging baskets, pots and window boxes
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy hangs from the edge of the pool, cool in the shade of the columns.”
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Der römische Brunnen
Additional information
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 0 jar |
|---|---|
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Clump |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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