Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’ – Ornemental Ivy
Wears well which means ‘pretty’ in Welsh.
Beautiful leaves spotted with green and gray with more or less golden margins. Formed of 3 pointed lobes with a fairly prominent central lobe. Base of the leaf truncated to cuneiform, sometimes almost cordiform.
Very elegant and colorful ivy which has a very nice effect when used as a climbing plant or ground cover.
This variety was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Award of Garden Merit in 2002.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Ceridwen’ , lives up to its Welsh name meaning ‘pretty’.
It has beautiful leaves speckled with green and gray with more or less golden margins. Some leaves are 70% golden yellow when others are almost green. They are formed of 3 pointed lobes with a fairly prominent central lobe. The base of the leaf is truncated to cuneiform, sometimes almost cordiform.
This is a very elegant and colorful ivy that looks great when used as a climbing plant or ground cover.
This variety was awarded the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Award of Garden Merit in 2002.
History
This cultivar was introduced by Frode Maegaard of Hedera Nursery, Ringe, Denmark. It is a mutation of ‘Ester’.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Ceridwen'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Ceridwen’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy
- Leaf stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Ester’, introduced by Frode Maegaard of the Hedera nursery, Ringe, Denmark.
Description of Hedera helix 'Ceridwen'
- Shape: spread
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general, pointed
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Leaf width: 4 cm
- Leaf color: dark green and gray green widely edged with golden yellow
- Vein color: yellow
- Stem and petiole color: purplish green
- Petiole length: 1 to 2 cm
- Ramifications: quite branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Ceridwen'
- 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: climbing, ground cover
- Development: medium
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“The graves, wrapped in ivy, seemed to sleep peacefully under this green blanket. ”
Elizabeth Gaskell , North and South
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 6 to 10 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 6 to 10 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | Yellow variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Variegated |
| Award | RHS Award of Garden Merit |
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