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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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)
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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

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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

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