Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Pink Kolibri’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pink Kolibri’, This variety has small green leaves with white and cream variegation.
This ivy is perfect for pots or window boxes because of its limited growth.
It can also be used for rock gardens.
Other 'Kolibri' products'
We also have other ‘Kolibri’ ivy in the collection:
- a mutation of ‘Pink Kolibri’, still too limited in number to be offered for sale.
- a mutation of ‘Kolibri’: idem.
- Hedera helix ‘Kolibri Willy’ An ivy with ‘bird's foot’ leaves.
Technical data
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Pink Kolibri’
- Pierot classification: variegated
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe
- Origin of cultivar: horticultural
Description
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: usually 5
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Sheet width: 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: green with white and creamy variegation
- Colour of stem and petiole : between green and purple
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous, acidic
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus
- Use: ground cover, pot, jardiniere, rockery, houseplant
- Development: modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: rare (spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy attaches itself wherever it can, seeking refuge from oblivion.”








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