Name: Hedera helix 'Pépite' - Ornemental Ivy - The Ivy Site
SKU: T07-b-1685

Hedera helix ‘Pépite’ – Ornemental Ivy

Branching variety. Stems with beautiful 5-lobed leaves forming thick mats.

Leaf edges scoured and slightly corrugated.

Thick foliage, resistant to strong sunlight. The longer the plant is in the sun, the more golden yellow it becomes, a marvel in any garden.

Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Pépite’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Pépite’, is a branching variety. Stems bear handsome 5-lobed leaves and form thick mats.

Leaves have scurved, slightly wavy blade margins.

The longer the plant is in the sun, the more golden-yellow it becomes, a marvel in any garden. The foliage is thick and stands up well to strong sunlight.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Yellow Ripple’.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Pépite'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Pépite’
Pierot classification: ivy type
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of cultivar: sport of ‘Yellow Ripple’

Description of Hedera helix ‘Pépite’

Growth habit: ground cover
Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 5 cm
Leaf color: light green to golden yellow
Color of veins: yellow
Stem and petiole color: pink
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Pépite’

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

Ivy in literature

“Rather ivy,” you said, “the attachment of ivy to the stones of its night: presence without issue, face without roots.”

Yves Bonnefoy

Additional information

Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	0 cantainer
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Quite branched, Stocky
Appearance of foliage	Yellow
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Pots or planters
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy
Award	No known award