Hedera hibernica ‘Crûg Gold’ - Irish Ivy
Ivy whose young shoots are mottled yellow all over.
Serrated lobes pointing forwards, 5 to 7 in number.
More pronounced colour when grown outdoors.
6.90 €
Description
Irish ivy - Hedera hibernica ‘Crûg Gold’
In a nutshell
Irish ivy, Hedera hibernica ‘Crûg Gold‘is an ivy whose young shoots are mottled yellow all over.
The leaf blade has 5 to 7 lobes, toothed and pointed towards the front,
It is best to choose a spot in the garden, as the colours are more pronounced when grown outside.
History
Hedera hibernica ‘Crûg Gold’ is a mutation of ‘Digitata’ discovered in 1990 by Bleddyn Wynn-Jones, Crûg Farm Plants, in Wales.
Technical details - Hedera hibernica 'Crûg Gold'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : hibernica
- Cultivar: ‘Crûg Gold’
- Pierot classification: fan ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, Atlantic coast, from Portugal to Scotland
- Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Digitata’ discovered in 1990 by Bleddyn Wynn-Jones, Crûg Farm Plants, in Wales.
Description of Hedera hibernica ‘Crûg Gold’
- Port: extended
- Number of lobes: 5 to 7 lobes
- Leaf length: 2 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 5 cm
- Leaf colour: buttery yellow, turning green.
- Colour of veins: light green
- Colour of stem and petiole: dark green
- Hair: stellate, small
Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera hibernica ‘Crûg Gold’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: all
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climbing
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
«Ivy, by attaching itself to ruins, seems to want to perpetuate their memory.”
Chateaubriand, «Génie du Christianisme»
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 0 container |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Shrubby, Fairly branched |
| Type of foliage and colour | Mixed white |
| Possible uses | Freestanding, Pots or planters, Rockwork |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Adult, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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