Name: Hedera helix 'Fool's Gold' - Ornemental Ivy - The Ivy Site
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Hedera helix ‘Fool’s Gold’ – Ornemental Ivy

Curly leaves with gold or cream spotted bands and dark green edges. A little marvel!

Resembles Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’, with which it was initially confused, but the leaves are more wavy. Part of the Kolibri group, with its very shallow lobes.

Rather climbing ivy.

Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Fool’s Gold’

In a nutshell

Ivy, Hedera helix ‘Fool’s Gold’, has curly leaves with mottled gold or cream stripes and dark green edges. A little wonder!

It resembles Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’, with which it was initially confused, but the leaves are more wavy. It belongs to the Kolibri group, with its very shallow lobes.

It is a climbing ivy.

History

This cultivar was introduced by Hedera Etc. Nursery, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1993

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Fool's Gold'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Fool’s Gold
Pierot classification: curly ivy, variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe
Origin of the cultivar: introduced by the Hedera Etc. nursery, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1993

Description of Hedera helix ‘Fool’s Gold

Port: stocky
Number of lobes: usually 5
Leaf length: 5 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: green with creamy variegation, dark green edges
Stem and petiole color: between green and purple

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Fool’s Gold’.

Exposure: shade, part shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral, calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus
Use: climber, ground cover
Development: fairly vigorous
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: rare (leaf spots)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia

The question of circumstance ...

How many curly ivy varieties are there?

Curly or wavy ivy is always a beautiful curiosity. They never leave you indifferent. Each variety rivals the others in originality.

Our ivy collection features around 70 species of ivy with wavy or curly foliage.

Their singular aesthetics make them ideal for planting in window boxes or pots. They are also often used as house ivy.

But they can also be planted in the garden, in a bed. Some, like Hedera helix ‘Frisé’, make good, original climbers.

Ivy in literature

“The ivy, dark and persistent, seemed to feed on the soul of the house.”

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Additional information

Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Curly, Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Climbing
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, Variegated
Award	No known award