Hedera helix ‘Golden Kolibri’ - ornamental ivy
Ivy with luminous leaves and an elegant golden-yellow variegation surrounding a dark green heart.
Blade composed of 5 shallow lobes, or rarely 3.
Magnificent in a beautiful pot.
6.90 €
Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Golden Kolibri’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Golden Kolibri’, Its luminous leaves will win you over. An elegant golden yellow variegation surrounds a dark green heart.
The leaf blade is made up of 5 shallow lobes, or more rarely 3 lobes.
It will always produce a magnificent effect in a beautiful pot.
History
This cultivar is of unknown origin. Some, such as Peter Q. Rose, consider it to be identical to ‘Midas Touch’. Others, like Laurence C. Hatch, consider them to be different. Below are photos of the two cultivars as they appear in our nursery. For our part, we continue to treat them as two different cultivars.
Golden Kolibri' and 'Midas Touch' comparison'
| Golden Kolibri | Midas Touch |
|---|---|
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Detailed description of Hedera helix 'Golden Kolibri'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Golden Kolibri’
- Pierot classification: heart-shaped 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 ‘Golden Kolibri’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes, sometimes 3
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: dark green in the centre, yellow or cream margins
- Colour of veins :
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple
- Branches: few branches
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Golden Kolibri’
- 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, pot, window box, houseplant
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (Otiorhynchus)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“His aged head, crowned with a beech garland, seemed like a bouquet of ivy in the teeth of the winter frost... ”
John Keats, Endymion
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Houseplant, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Semi-shade |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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