Hedera helix ‘Maygold’ – Ornemental Ivy

Bright light green foliage in the shape of a cup. Young shoots yellowish green.

Leaves composed of 3 to 5 lobes, broad and pointed, carried by short dark green petioles.

Ivy forming a bright ground cover in shaded areas, especially in spring.

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Description

Ornemental ivy  – Hedera helix ‘Maygold’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Maygold’, has bright, cup-shaped, light green foliage. The young shoots are yellowish green.

The leaves are composed of 3 to 5 lobes, broad and pointed. They are carried by short, dark green petioles.

This ivy will form a bright ground cover in shaded areas, especially in spring.

History

This cultivar was selected by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society in 2001. It is a mutation of ‘Goldcraft’

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Maygold'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus: Hedera
  • Species: helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Maygold’
  • Pierot classification: ivy type
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Goldcraft’, selected by Robert Krebs of the German Ivy Society in 2001.

Description of Hedera helix 'Maygold'

  • Shape: spreading
  • Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 4 cm
  • Leaf width: 3 cm
  • Leaf color: light green
  • Leaf color variant: young shoots yellowish green
  • Vein color: light green
  • Stem and petiole color: dark green
  • Petiole length: less than 0.5 cm
  • Ramifications: little branched
  • Mattress thickness: not very thick
  • Internodes: 1 cm
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

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

  • Exposure: shade, 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
  • Development: moderate
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy climbed with inexorable slowness, taking over the abandoned corners of time.”

Oscar Wilde, A House of Pomegranates

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

0 pot

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

11 to 20 containers

Stock big articles

0 big article

Shape

Compact, Little branched, Spread out

Appearance of foliage

Yellow

Possible uses

Ground cover

Exposure

Partial shade, Shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Medium

Development vigor

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

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