Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’ - Ornamental ivy
A compact variety with broad, wavy leaves.
Young shoots creamy white, lemon yellow or green with cream spots. Juvenile colouration is more pronounced if the plant is in the sun, gradually turning green until autumn. Leaves composed of 3 to 5 rounded lobes. Heart-shaped base.
An interesting ivy to form a thin ground cover over small areas.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’, is a compact variety with broad, wavy leaves.
Young shoots are creamy white, lemon yellow or green with creamy spots. This juvenile colouring is more pronounced if the plant is in the sun and gradually turns green until autumn. The leaves have 3 to 5 rounded lobes. The base is cordate.
This ivy is good for forming a thin ground cover over small areas.
History
This cultivar is the result of a mutation of ‘Ustler’. It was introduced into the United States in 1980.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Lemon Swirl'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Lemon Swirl’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisped leaves
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Ustler’, introduced in the 1980s in the United States.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’
- Growth habit: spreading, compact
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: young shoots light green with lemon-yellow or creamy white blotches
- Variant leaf colour: turns green with age
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Branches: fairly well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -12°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, hanging baskets, topiary
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)2
Ivy in literature
“Lhe ivy wrapped itself around the remains, as if to erase the traces of the past.”
Virginia Woolf, The Waves
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Fairly branched, Compact, Spread out |
| Type of foliage and colour | Atypical, Yellow, Green |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging, Topiary |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Fairly hardy |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Wavy, curly or crisp, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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