Hedera helix ‘Maygold’ - Ornamental ivy
Bright, cup-shaped, light green foliage. Young shoots yellowish green.
Leaves with 3 to 5 broad, pointed lobes, borne on short, dark green petioles.
Ivy forms a bright ground cover in shady areas, particularly in spring.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Maygold’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Maygold’,This variety has glossy, cup-shaped, light green foliage. The young shoots are yellowish green.
The leaves have 3 to 5 broad, pointed lobes. They are borne on short, dark green stalks.
This ivy makes a bright ground cover in shady areas, especially in spring.
History
This cultivar was selected by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society in 2001. It is a mutation of ‘Goldcraft’.’
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Mayfold'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Maygold’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Goldcraft’, selected by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society in 2001.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Maygold’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Colour of leaf: light green
- Variant leaf colour: young yellowish-green shoots
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark green
- Length of petiole: less than 0.5 cm
- Branches: few branches
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 1 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Maygold’
- Exposure: shade, 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
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The ivy climbed with inexorable slowness, taking over the neglected corners of time.”
Oscar Wilde, A house of grenades
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Compact, Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow |
| Possible uses | Ground cover |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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