Hedera helix 'Buttercup' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’ – Ornemental Ivy

Ivy with attractive, small to medium sized, golden yellow leaves when grown in full sun.

Leaves composed of 5 lobes with blunt tips. Blade completely yellow provided that the plant is well exposed to light. In more or less shaded situation, blade chartreuse green.

Branchy ivy, with rather short internodes, which grows very slowly. Very popular for its intense foliage color, prefers sheltered situations, in well-drained, even dry, soil. Can be used as a climber or as ground cover.

This variety was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Merit Award in 2012.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’, is an ivy with attractive, small to medium sized, golden yellow leaves when grown in full sun.

The leaves are composed of 5 lobes with blunt tips. The blade is completely yellow provided that the plant is well exposed to light. If it is in a more or less shaded situation, the blade is chartreuse green.

It is a branchy ivy , with rather short internodes, which grows very slowly. Very popular for its intense foliage color, it prefers sheltered situations, in well-drained soil, even dry. Outside this situation, the leaves turn green and the plant does not grow… Situations in the East are to be preferred. It can be used as a climber or as ground cover.

This variety was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Merit Award in 2012.

History

This cultivar has been listed since 1925 in the catalogue of the T. Smith nurseries, Newry, Northern Ireland.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Buttercup'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Buttercup’
Pierot classification: ivy type
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: listed since 1925 in the T. Smith nursery catalogue, Newry, Northern Ireland

Description of Hedera helix 'Buttercup'

Shape: spreading, stocky
Number of lobes: 5 lobes in general, blunt
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf colour: golden yellow to chartreuse green
Vein colour: yellow
Stem and petiole colour: purplish green
Ramifications: well branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Buttercup'

Exposure: sun, partial shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, climbing, pots, planters
Development : slow
Size: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Under the weight of the ivy, the walls hid their former dignity in a green humility. ”

Oscar Wilde , The Canterville Ghost

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	more than 100 cantainerss
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Spread out, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Yellow
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Modest
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy
Award	RHS Award of Garden Merit