Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’ - Ornamental ivy
A very fine variety, rightly rewarded.
Leaves with 3 to 5 shallow lobes. Base of leaf cordate. Blade medium green mottled with grey-green, light yellow and cream. Panachure covering a very uneven surface, ranging from 20 to 70 %, with asymmetry on the leaf.
A ground-cover variety with medium-sized leaves and shoots that will brighten up any sunny spot in the garden.
This ivy won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
This variety was voted «Ivy of the Year» by the American Ivy Society in 2003.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’, is a very fine variety, which has rightly won awards.
The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 shallow lobes. The base of the leaf is cordate. The leaf blade is medium green mottled with grey-green, light yellow and cream. The variegation covers a very uneven surface, ranging from 20 to 70 %, with asymmetry on the leaf.
This is a ground-cover variety with medium-sized leaves and shoots, which will brighten up any sunny corner of the garden.
This ivy won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2002.
This variety was voted “Ivy of the Year” by the American Ivy Society in 2003.
History
This cultivar was introduced to Denmark by Frode Maegaard of the Hedera nursery in Ringe in 1987. Its original name was ‘Golden Inge’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Golden Ingot'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Golden Ingot’
- Synonym: Golden Inge’
- 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: selected in 1987 by Frode Maegaard from the Hedera nursery in Ringe, Denmark
Description of Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’
- Growth habit: semi-erect, compact, spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf colour : medium green mottled with grey-green, light yellow and cream
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish red
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -10°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, window box
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy seemed to whisper secrets to the stone, like a lover whispering to his beloved.”
Thomas Hardy, Away from the madding crowd
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Compact, Staggered, Semi-evergreen |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Sired by 'Pittsburgh', Panaché |
| Reward obtained | Ivy of the Year, RHS Garden Merit Award |
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