Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’, is a variant of Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’.
As with its parent, the foliage is beautifully variegated with cream on grey-green leaves. The colour is more yellow.
An interesting ivy in a pot or as ground cover for small areas.
History
This cultivar is a variant of Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’, spotted by Olivier Arcelus in Nevers, France.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Nevers Golden Ingot'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’
- Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: a mutation of ‘Golden Ingot’, discovered by O. Arcelus near Nevers (France)
Description of Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: usually 3 to 5
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Colour of leaf: grey-green with creamy flecks
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: pink
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Growing : easy
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, rock gardens, small gardens
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy clings to the ruins of old temples like memory clings to memories of the past.”






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