Hedera helix ‘Pink Kolibri’ – Ornemental ivy
Hedera helix ‘Pink Kolibri’ – Ornemental ivy
Small green leaves variegated with white and cream.
Perfect ivy for pots or planters given its limited development.
Can also be suitable for rockeries.
From £5.90
Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Pink Kolibri’
In a nutshell
Small green leaves variegated with white and cream.
Perfect ivy for pots or planters given its limited development.
Can also be suitable for rockeries.
Les autres Kolibris
We also have other ‘Kolibri’ ivy in the collection:
- a mutation of ‘Pink Kolibri’, still too limited in number to put it on sale.
- a mutation of ‘Kolibri’: ditto.
- Hedera helix ‘Kolibri Willy’: an ivy with ‘bird’s foot’ leaves.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Pink Kolibri'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Pink Kolibri’
- Pierot Classification: variegated
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of the cultivar:
Description of Hedera helix ”
- Growth habit: bushy
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes
- Leaf length: 4 cm
- Leaf width: 4 cm
- Leaf colour: green with white and cream variegation
- Veins colour: light green
- Stem and petiole colour: between green and purple
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix ‘Pink Kolibri’
- Exposure: shade, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral, calcareous
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Uses: ground cover, pot, jardiniere, rockery, houseplant
- Development : modest
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy clings wherever it can, seeking refuge from oblivion.”
Jean Racine, Phèdre
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 | Bushy, Spread out, Stocky, Tuft, Very branched |
| Appearance of foliage | White variegated |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Medium, Tricky in wet condition |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | From 'Pittsburgh', Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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