Hedera helix 'Lemon Swirl' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’ – Ornemental Ivy

Compact variety with broad, wavy leaves.

Young shoots are creamy white, lemon yellow or green with cream punctuations. Juvenile coloration is more pronounced if the plant is in the sun. and gradually turns green until autumn. Leaves composed of 3 to 5 rounded lobes. Heart-shaped base.

Interesting ivy for forming a thin ground cover on small areas.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Lemon Swirl’, is a compact variety with broad, wavy leaves.

Young shoots are creamy white, lemon yellow or green with cream punctuations. This juvenile coloration is more pronounced if the plant is in the sun. and it gradually evolves towards green until autumn. The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 rounded lobes. The base is heart-shaped.

This ivy is interesting for forming a thin ground cover on small areas.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Ustler’. It was introduced in the United States in 1980.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Lemon Swirl'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Lemon Swirl’
Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy with wavy-crisp leaves
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Ustler’, introduced in the 1980s in the United States.

Description of Hedera helix 'Lemon Swirl'

Shape: spread, compact
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 6 cm
Leaf width: 5 cm
Leaf color: young shoots light green variegated with lemon yellow or creamy white
Leaf color variant: evolves towards green with age
Color of veins: cream
Stem and petiole color: purple green
Ramifications: fairly well branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Lemon Swirl'

Exposure: sun
Hardiness: -12°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, topiary art
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy wrapped itself around the ruins, as if to erase the traces of the past.”

Virginia Woolf, The Waves

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	11 to 20 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, Green, Yellow
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters, Topiary
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	Fairly 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