Hedera helix 'Golden Curl'

Hedera helix ‘Golden Curl’

Spectacular, slightly curled leaf, splashed with light green and grey with a yellow edge and green margin, or sometimes entirely cream with green margins.

In winter, the yellow variegation becomes partly red, for a superb effect.

Plant of average growth, which forms a beautiful ground cover.

£7.90

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Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Golden Curl’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Golden Curl’, is characterised by its slightly curled leaf, splashed with light green and grey with a yellow edge and a green margin, or sometimes entirely cream with green margins.

In winter, the yellow variegation becomes partly red, for a superb effect. Regressions to the parental form of ‘Midas Touch’ can also occur.

It is a medium-growing plant, which forms a beautiful ground cover.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Midas Touch’. It was also marketed under the name ‘Richard John’ by Fibrex Nursery, UK.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Golden Curl'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Golden Curl’
Synonyms: ‘Richard John’, ‘Golden Caecilia’
Pierot classification: ivy with wavy-crisp leaves, variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Midas Touch’

Description of Hedera helix 'Golden Curl'

Shape: spreading, extended
Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 4 cm
Leaf colour: splashed with green and grey with wavy margins, spotted with cream and green
Vein colour: cream
Stem and petiole colour: greenish red
Stem: quite branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Golden Curl'

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, pots, planters, hanging basket
Development: moderate
Size: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The stone walls were covered with ivy, as if to hide the wounds of the past.”

Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Extended, Quite branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Curly, Red in winter, Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Curly, From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	No known award