Description
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)
Ivy in literature
“In this cemetery where everything seemed forgotten, only the ivy still stood silent vigil.»










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