Hedera helix 'Golden Ingot' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’ – Ornemental Ivy

Very beautiful variety, rightly rewarded.

Leaves composed of 3 to 5 shallow lobes. Base of the heart-shaped leaf. Medium green blade marbled with gray-green, light yellow and cream. Variegation covering a very uneven surface, which can range from 20 to 70%, with an asymmetry on the leaf.

Rather ground cover variety with medium-sized leaves and shoots, which will brighten up small sunny corners of the garden.

This ivy won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Merit Award in 2002.

This variety was elected “Ivy of the Year” by the American Ivy Society in 2003.

£17.90

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’, is a very beautiful variety, rightly rewarded.

The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 shallow lobes. The base of the leaf is heart-shaped. The blade is medium green marbled with grey-green, light yellow and cream. The variegation covers a very uneven surface, which can range from 20 to 70%, with asymmetry on the leaf.

It is a rather ground cover variety with medium-sized leaves and shoots, which will brighten up small sunny corners of the garden.

This ivy won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Award of Garden Merit in 2002.

This variety was elected “Ivy of the Year” by the American Ivy Society in 2003.

History

This cultivar was introduced to Denmark by Frode Maegaard of the Hedera nursery in Ringe in 1987. Its original name was ‘Golden Inge’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Golden Ingot'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Golden Ingot’
Synonym: Golden Inge’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: selected in 1987 by Frode Maegaard of the Hedera nursery in Ringe, Denmark

Description of Hedera helix 'Golden Ingot'

Shape: semi-erect, compact, spreading
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 6 cm
Leaf colour: medium green marbled with grey-green, light yellow and cream
Vein colour: yellow-green
Stem and petiole colour: greenish-red
Branches: well-branched
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: sun, partial shade
Hardiness: -10°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, climbing, pots, planters
Development: medium
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy seemed to whisper secrets to the stone, like a lover whispering to his beloved.”

Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Semi-erect, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Fairly good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated
Award	Ivy of the year, RHS Award of Garden Merit