Hedera helix 'Pamela' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Pamela’ – Ornemental Ivy

Juvenile foliage cordate, with small tips at the end of the lobes, Mature leaves with 3 lobes.

Bright yellowish green blade with irregular dark green central splashes, then totally green. Margins slightly wavy, sometimes rolled underneath.

Quite branchy, with short shoots, forming beautiful, not very thick tufts.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Pamela’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pamela’, has juvenile foliage that is heart-shaped, with small points at the end of the lobes. Only mature leaves have 3 lobes.

The leaf blade is bright yellowish green with irregular dark green central splashes. Then it becomes completely green on mature leaves. The margins are slightly wavy, sometimes rolled underneath

The shades of green in the foliage do not appear in dry conditions, and with too much sunlight. Quite branchy, with short shoots, it forms beautiful, not very thick tufts.

History

This cultivar is of unknown origin.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Pamela'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Pamela’
Pierot classification: heart-shaped ivy, bird’s-foot ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: unknown

Description of Hedera helix 'Pamela'

Shape: spread
Number of lobes: 0 to 3 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
Leaf width: 3 cm
Leaf color: yellow green with dark green central spot, then medium green
Vein color: light green
Leaf base: ccordiform
Leaf apex: pointed
Stem and petiole color: brownish pink
Stem: quite branched
Petiole length: 1 to 3 cm
Mat thickness: not very thick
Internodes: 3 cm
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

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

Exposure: shade, partial shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Type soil: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: ground cover, pots, planters
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The old stones, covered with ivy, seemed to tell stories buried under centuries of silence.”

Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	11 to 20 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Green
Possible uses	Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, From 'Pittsburgh', Heart shaped
Award	No known award