Name: Hedera helix 'Baby Gold Dust' mutation - Ornemental Ivy - The Ivy Site
SKU: E05-c-477

Hedera helix ‘Baby Gold Dust’ mutation – Ornemental Ivy

Mutation of ‘Baby Gold Dust’ that appeared in our nursery.

Leaves sometimes unlobed, sometimes trilobed. In the first case, lanceolate shape. Base of the leaf quite often cordate. Dark green blade, taking on reddish hues in winter.

Fast growing variety that makes an excellent ground cover and thrives in sun.

Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Baby Gold Dust’ mutation

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Baby Gold Dust’ mutation, is, as its name suggests, a mutation of ‘Baby Gold Dust’ that appeared in our nursery.

The leaves are sometimes unlobed, sometimes trilobed. In the first case, they have a lanceolate shape. The base of the leaf is quite often cordate. The blade is dark green, taking on reddish hues in winter.

It is a fast growing variety that makes an excellent ground cover and does well in the sun.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Olivier Arcelus in his nursery, located at the time in Morvan, France.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Baby Gold Dust' mutation

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Baby Gold Dust’ mutation
Pierot classification: ivy type
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Baby Gold Dust’, selected by Olivier Arcelus in his nursery located at the time in Morvan.

Description of Hedera helix 'Baby Gold Dust' mutation

Shape: tuft, compact
Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 to 5 cm
Leaf width: 3 to 5 cm
Leaf color: dark green
Leaf base: quite often heart-shaped
Vein color: green
Stem and petiole color: purplish green
Petiole length: 2 to 3 cm
Ramifications: well branched
Mattress thickness: quite thick
Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Baby Gold Dust' mutation

Exposure: sun, partial shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or chalky
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus
Use: ground cover, pots, planters
Development: vigorous
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy, creeping and persistent, covered the ruins as if to protect them from the gaze of the world. ”

Bram Stoker, Dracula

Additional information

Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Tuft
Appearance of foliage	Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Vigorous
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy
Award	No known award