Hedera helix ‘Ursula’- Ornamental ivy
Vigorous, branching ivy. Stems bearing large leaves with 3 elongated lobes, the side lobes sometimes overlapping the middle lobe.
Leaves are grey-green to dark green in the centre and yellow-green to light green at the margins, with an irregular pattern. More pronounced in sunny conditions.
Brighter in cool, deep soil, a good climber with a fairly thick mattress.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Ursula’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ursula’, is a vigorous, branching ivy. The stems bear large leaves with 3 elongated lobes. The lateral lobes sometimes overlap the median lobe.
The leaf is grey-green to dark green in the centre and yellow-green to light green at the margins, with irregular patterns. The contrast is more pronounced in sunny conditions.
Brighter in cool, deep soil, it is a good climber with a fairly thick mattress.
History
This cultivar is a mutation of Shamrock, discovered in 1985 by Ursula Key-Davis, Fibrex Nurseries Ltd, UK and originally named ‘Golden Shamrock’. An identical mutation was selected by Rose in 1996 and given the name ‘Ursula’.
Technical details - Hedera helix 'Ursula' (Ursula)'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Ursula’
- Synonyms: ‘Golden Shamrock’
- Pierot classification: ivy with bird's-foot leaves, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: ‘Shamrock’ sport’
Description of Hedera helix ‘Ursula’
- Growth habit: stocky, spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 8 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Leaf colour: grey-green to dark green in the centre, yellow-green to light green at the margins
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Stem: well-branched
- Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and care advice for Hedera helix ‘Ursula’
- Exposure : 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, hanging baskets, pots, window boxes
- Development: vigorous, rapid
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Love in old age has strange roots,
And finds, like ivy in the cracks of ruins,
In hearts ravaged by time and pain,
A hundred gaps where its tenacious branches can grow.”
Emile Augier
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 | Fairly branched, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Fast |
| Vigorous development | Vigorous |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Panaché, Bird's foot |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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