Hedera rhombea ‘Eastern Dawn - Japanese Ivy
Japanese ivy with yellow-green splashed and yellow-veined leaves, especially if placed in sunlight.
The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes. The base of the leaf is cordate. The well-branched stems are reddish, like the petioles.
It can be used as ground cover, but also in pots or hanging baskets.
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Description
Japanese ivy - Hedera rhombea ‘Eastern Dawn’
In a nutshell
Japanese ivy, Hedera rhombea ‘Eastern Dawn’, Its distinctive yellow-green splashed and yellow-veined leaves are particularly attractive in sunny locations.
The leaf blade has 3 to 5 lobes. The base of the leaf is cordate. The well-branched stems are reddish, like the petioles.
It can be used as ground cover, but also in pots or hanging baskets.
History
Japanese ivy, Hedera rhombea ‘Eastern Dawn’, was found in the United States in 1991. It is a mutation of Hedera rhombea ‘Variegata’. Patricia Hammer, former president of the American Ivy Society, sent it to Russell Windle for registration by the AIS.
Technical details - Japanese Ivy 'Eastern Dawn'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genre : Hedera
- Species : rhombea
- Cultivar: ‘Eastern Dawn’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, cordate
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: East Asia
- Origin of cultivar: sport from Hedera rhombea ‘Variegata’, recovered by Patricia Hammer in 1991 in the United States, probably in Pennsylvania.
Description of Hedera rhombea ‘Eastern Dawn’
- Growth habit: spreading
- Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Leaf width: 3 to 4 cm
- Colour of leaf: green splashed with green-yellow
- Colour of veins: yellow-green
- Colour of stem and petiole: reddish green
- Hairs: scaly, 10 to 18 rounded branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera rhombea ‘Eastern Dawn’
- Exposure : sun
- Hardiness: -12°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: all
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, hanging baskets, pots
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The wall was hairy with ivy, hairy with brambles, bearded with moss.”
Victor Hugo, Workers of the sea
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | 1 to 2 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Spread out, Extended |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow variegation |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp |
| Exhibition | Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Average |
| Vigorous development | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Heart-shaped, Mixed |
| Reward obtained | No known reward |
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