Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Goldheart’ adult
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Goldheart’ adult, is a rarity.
The type itself, ‘Goldheart’, is an ivy of exceptional beauty, with its large leaves with a generous yellow heart. It is found here in its adult form with its leaves without lobes, a compact shape and black fruits when ripe.
Find it a place of choice where this ivy of rare beauty will be fully highlighted.
History
Typical ivy is said to have been first discovered in Bogliasco, Italy. This is why it is also known as ‘Oro di Bogliasco’.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Goldheart' adult
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus : Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Goldheart’
- Synonym: ‘Oro di Bogliasco’, ‘Goldherz’.
- Pierot classification: adult ivy, variegated ivy
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Cultivar origin: selected by Angelo Crovetto Nursery
Description of mature Hedera helix ‘Goldheart’ adult
- Habit: bushy, shrubby
- Number of lobes: none
- Leaf length: 6 cm
- Sheet width: 6 cm
- Leaf color: dark green with a large yellow heart
- Color of veins: green or yellow
- Color of stem and petiole: pink, green or yellow
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, growing and care instructions for mature Hedera helix ‘Goldheart’ adult
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: climbing, pots, isolated
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature
“Ivy and moss seemed to have taken possession of this abbey, giving it the appearance of a plant kingdom.”
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