Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’ – Ornemental Ivy

Very attractive cream variegated foliage on grey-green leaves.

Interesting in pots, or as ground cover for small areas.

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Ornemental ivy  – Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’, is a variant of Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’.

As with the parent, the foliage is very nicely variegated with cream on gray-green leaves. The tint is more yellow.

This is an interesting ivy in pots, or as ground cover for small areas.

History

This cultivar is a variant of Hedera helix ‘Golden Ingot’, spotted by Olivier Arcelus in Nevers, France.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Nevers Golden Ingot'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus : Hedera
  • Species: helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’
  • Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Origin of cultivar: a mutation of ‘Golden Ingot’, discovered by O. Arcelus near Nevers (France).

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’

  • Growth habit: bushy
  • Number of lobes: usually 3 to 5
  • Leaf length: 5 cm
  • Sheet width: 6 cm
  • Leaf color: grey-green with cream blotches
  • Color of veins: cream
  • Stem and petiole color: pink
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Nevers Golden Ingot’

  • Exposure: sun, part shade
  • Cultivation: easy
  • Hardiness: -15°C
  • Soil moisture: cool soil
  • Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
  • Soil type: all
  • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
  • Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, rockery, small gardens
  • Development: moderate
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“Ivy clings to the ruins of old temples as memory clings to memories of the past.”

Chateaubriand, Memoirs from Beyond the Grave

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

21 to 50 pots

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

0 cantainer

Stock big articles

0 big article

Shape

Bushy, Compact, Semi-erect, Spread out

Appearance of foliage

Yellow variegated

Possible uses

Ground cover, Pots or planters

Exposure

Partial shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Medium

Development vigor

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Ivy ivy, Variegated

Award

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