Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’ - Ornamental ivy
Grey-green foliage with creamy white edges.
Leaves with 3 lobes. Heart-shaped base. Foliage turns pink in cold weather.
A good climber, forming a thin blanket.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’, It has grey-green foliage with creamy white edges.
The leaves are composed of 3 lobes. The base is cordate. The foliage turns pink in cold weather.
This ivy is a good climber, forming a thin cover.
History
This cultivar is part of the Elegantissima Group. It was listed by J. Backhouse Nurseries, York, United Kingdom, as early as 1874.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Silver Queen'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Silver Queen’
- Synonym: ‘Tricolor’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, type ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: unknown
Description of Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf colour: grey-green with creamy white margins
- Variant leaf colour: turns pink in winter
- Colour of veins: creamy green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish
- Length of petiole: 2 to 3 cm
- Stems: sparsely branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’
- Exposure: shade, part shade, sun
- 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
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy clings to stones, just as memories cling to the soul.”
Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 21 to 50 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 21 to 50 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Scattered, Spread out, Little branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy type, variegated |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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