Hedera helix ‘Golden Girl’ - Ornamental ivy
A very attractive, fast-growing, medium-sized variegated ivy.
Leaves composed of 5 well-rounded lobes with a fold at the edge. The lobes are so shallow that the leaf almost forms a circle. Blade green with grey-green spots and yellow margins.
Elegant, slender ivy with few branches, which discreetly dresses up its support.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Golden Girl’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Golden Girl’, is a very attractive, fast-growing, medium-sized variegated ivy.
The leaves have 5 well-rounded lobes with a fold at the edge. The lobes are so shallow that the leaf is almost round. The leaf blade is green with grey-green spots and yellow margins.
It is an elegant, slender ivy with few branches, which discreetly dresses up its support.
History
This cultivar was discovered in a supermarket by Hazel Key from Fibrex Nursery in the UK in 1992.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Golden Girl'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar : ‘Golden Girl’
- 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: discovered in 1992 in a supermarket by Hazel Key of Fibrex Nursery, UK.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Golden Girl’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour : green mottled with grey-green and edged with yellow.
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Golden Girl’
- 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, pots, hanging baskets
- Development: rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy persisted, spreading over the chipped walls like a cloak of loyalty.”
Henry James, The Bostonians
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 11 to 20 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 | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Panaché |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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