Hedera helix ‘Renton gold’ - Ornamental ivy
Ivy with small, thin, 3-5-lobed leaves on sparsely branched stems.
Young leaves are very light green, or chartreuse green, almost yellow. When cold, reddish spots and a very narrow red margin appear. With age, the leaves turn green.
A variety that forms thin mats. A slow-growing, climbing ivy that should be planted in a spot that receives part of the day's sunlight to benefit from its yellow colouring.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Renton Gold’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Renton Gold’, is an ivy plant with small, slender leaves consisting of 3 to 5 lobes on sparsely branched stems.
New growth is very light green, or chartreuse green, almost yellow. As the weather gets colder, reddish spots and a very narrow red margin appear. With age, the leaves turn green.
This variety forms thin mats. It is a slow-growing, climbing ivy that should be planted in a spot where it will be in the sun for part of the day, to take advantage of its yellow colouring.
History
This cultivar was discovered by Alison Rutherford and Alain Stirling near Renton in Scotland.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Renton Gold'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Renton Gold’
- 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: discovered by Alison Rutherford and Alain Stirling near Renton in Scotland.
Description of Hedera helix ‘Renton Gold’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 cm
- Sheet width: 3 cm
- Leaf colour: young leaves chartreuse green to yellowish green, then medium green
- Variant leaf colour: mottled with red margins in winter
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: greenish purple
- Stem: lightly branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Renton Gold’
- 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, rockery, hanging baskets
- Development: moderate, slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The branches of the ivy gently caressed the old stones, like an eternal promise.”
François-René de Chateaubriand, Memoirs from Beyond the Grave
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 3 to 5 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 6 to 10 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Rockery, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Average |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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