Hedera helix 'Chrysophylla' ('Spectabilis Aurea') - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Chrysophylla’ (‘Spectabilis Aurea’) – Ornemental Ivy

Fast growing, robust ivy. Leaves with heavy yellow spots near the margins, and yellow suffusions, giving an irregular, spotted golden margin.

Some growths may be golden, while others are simply speckled or green. The variety is irregular and uncertain in its coloration.

An ivy that provides a beautiful wall covering in sunny situations.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Chrysophylla’

In a nutshell

English ivy, Hedera helix ‘Chrysophylla’, is a fast growing and robust ivy. The leaves have strong yellow spots near the margins, as well as yellow suffusions, giving an irregular spotted gold margin. It is similar to ‘Angularis Aurea’, but with broader leaves, dotted with yellow and more pronounced veins.

Some growths may be gold, while others are simply speckled or green. The variety is irregular and uncertain in its coloration, I try to keep the most colorful plants without always succeeding.

This is an ivy that provides beautiful wall covering in sunny situations.

History

This cultivar was already listed in the 1755 catalogue of Christopher Gray’s nursery, Fulham, UK under the name ‘Yellow Bloatched Ivy’. It was in 1865 that it was found under the name ‘Chrysophylla’ with a description written by Robert Veitch & Sons, Exeter, UK.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Chrysophylla'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Chrysophylla’
Synonyms: ‘Spectabilis Aurea’
Pierot classification: ivy type
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera helix ‘Chrysophylla’

Shape: stocky
Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 4 to 5 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: dark green, more or less widely margined and punctuated with yellow
Vein color: green
Stem and petiole color: purple green
Leaf base: cordate
Leaf apex: acute
Peiole length 2 to 3 cm
Stem: fairly branched
Internodes: 2 to 3 cm
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Chrysophylla’

Exposure: half-shade, sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: climbing
Development: fast
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy, the faithful companion of old stones, held firm despite the assaults of wind and time.”

Alphonse de Lamartine, Poetic Meditations

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Climbing
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy
Award	No known award