Large, triangular leaves with 3 faint lobes.

Blade light green mottled with silver-grey and white with narrow, irregularly curled white margins, turning pink in cold weather.

Long, thick, sparsely-branched stems that turn black in winter.

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Ornamental ivy - Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’

In a nutshell

Hybrid ivy, Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’, It has large triangular leaves with 3 faint lobes.

The light green blade is speckled with silver-grey and white, with narrow, irregularly curled white margins. It turns pink in cold weather.

The stems are sparsely branched, long and thick. They turn black in winter.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Monastery of Neuburg, Germany in 1983. It is a mutation of ‘Woerneri’.’

Technical leaflet - Hedera x soroksarensis 'Silbermöwe'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genre : Hedera
  • Species : x soroksarensis
  • Cultivar: ‘Silbermöwe’
  • Pierot classification: variegated ivy, type ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: hybrid between Hedera helix and Hedera hibernica
  • Origin of cultivar: Woerneri sport discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the Monastery of Neuburg, Germany, in 1983.

 

Description of Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’

  • Growth habit: spreading
  • Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm
  • Leaf width: 5 to 7 cm
  • Leaf colour: light green mottled with silver-grey and white with narrow white margins
  • Colour of veins: silvery green
  • Colour of stem and petiole: purple green
  • Stem: lightly branched
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Advice on planting, cultivation and care of Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’

  • Exposure: sun, part shade
  • Hardiness: -19°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: moderate
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
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Ivy in literature

“In this cemetery where everything seemed forgotten, only the ivy still stood silent vigil.»

Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock of 1-litre cups and pots

21 to 50 pots

Stock 2 or 4 litre containers

0 container

Large stock items

0 big topic

General appearance

Spread out, Little branched

Type of foliage and colour

White variegation, Red in winter

Possible uses

Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters, Hanging lamp

Exhibition

Part shade, Sun

Hardiness

Very 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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