Hedera helix ‘Gilded Hawke’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Gilded Hawke’ – Ornemental Ivy
Beautiful variegated leaves, bright and well lobed, carried by stiff and erect petioles.
Leaf blade formed of 3 to 5 lobes, rather deep, with recurved and wavy edges, often asymmetrical. Splashed with green and gray with wide yellow or golden margins, tending towards cream in sunny situations and taking on beautiful winter colors.
Ivy with few branches. Short internodes. As ground cover or climber, but also in hanging baskets.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Gilded Hawke’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Gilded Hawke’, has beautiful variegated, bright and well-lobed leaves, carried by stiff and upright petioles.
The blade is formed of 3 to 5 lobes, rather deep, with recurved and wavy edges, often asymmetrical. They are splashed with green and gray with wide yellow or golden margins, tending towards cream in sunny situations. The leaves take on beautiful winter colors.
It is a little branched ivy. On the stems, the internodes are short. You can use it as ground cover or climbing, but also in hanging baskets.
History
Hedera helix ‘Gilded Hawke’ was discovered in a garden center near Cincinnati. It may be a mutation of ‘Pittsburgh’. It was named in honor of Gillia Hawke, curator of the American Ivy Society gardens in Ohio, USA, in 1995.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Gilded Hawke'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Gilded Hawke’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
- Leaf stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but not very common on the Atlantic coast.
- Cultivar origin: possibly a sport of ‘Pittsburgh’, discovered in 1995 in a garden center near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
Description of Hedera helix 'Gilded Hawke'
- Shape: stocky, spreading
- Number of lobes: usually 3 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Leaf width: 5 cm
- Leaf color: green and gray with wide yellow or gold margins
- Leaf color variation: margins tending to cream in the sun. Beautiful winter colours.
- Colour of veins: cream
- Colour of stem and petiole: red
- Ramifications: little branched
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Gilded Hawke'
- Exposure: sun, partial shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: fresh soil
- Soil pH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
- Use: ground cover, climbing, hanging baskets, pots, planters
- Development: average
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
A page from my little ivy encyclopedia
The question of circumstance…
What is a recurved leaf?
The vocabulary used by botanists to describe plants is very rich. For leaves alone, you can come across dozens of specific terms.
A leaf is said to be recurved when its edges are curved downwards, forming a kind of inverted cup. The opposite of recurved is curved, that is to say curved upwards.
Ivy in literature
“The ivy, tenacious and indifferent to the centuries, covered the stones with an inexorable grace.”
Honoré de Balzac, The Village Priest
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 1 to 2 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 6 to 10 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Little branched, Spread out, Stocky |
| Appearance of foliage | Curly, Yellow variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Medium |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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