Hedera helix 'Goldfinger' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Goldfinger’ – Ornemental Ivy

Star-shaped foliage, golden almost all year round.

Leaves composed of 3 to 5 narrow lobes and slightly rounded at first, then flattening. Light green, yellow or golden leaf blade, evolving towards medium green with age or if the plant is in the shade.

Ivy that forms a dense carpet, suitable rather as ground cover, but also in suspension.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Goldfinger’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Goldfinger’, has star-shaped foliage, golden almost all year round.

The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 narrow lobes and slightly rounded at first, then flattening. The leaf blade is light green, yellow or golden. It changes to medium green with age or if the plant is in the shade.

This is an ivy that forms a dense carpet, suitable as ground cover, but also hanging.

History

This cultivar was introduced from the United Kingdom in the 1980s.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Goldfinger'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Goldfinger’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but not very much on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: introduced from the United Kingdom in the 1980s.

Description of Hedera helix 'Goldfinger'

Shape: spreading, stocky
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 5 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf color: yellow green
Leaf color variation: evolves towards medium green with age or if in the shade.
Vein color: light green
Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
Petiole length: 3 cm
Ramifications: little branched
Mattress thickness: dense
Internodes: 3 cm
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Goldfinger'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -8°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, hanging baskets
Development: average
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy spread at the foot of the tree as if to accompany it on its journey to the heavens.”

John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	21 to 50 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	1 to 2 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Spread out, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Yellow
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Less hardy
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh'
Award	No known award