Hedera helix 'Renton gold' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Renton gold’ – Ornemental Ivy

Ivy with small, thin leaves, composed of 3 to 5 lobes, on stems with few branches.

Young leaves are very light green, or chartreuse green, almost yellow. With the cold, a reddish punctuation and a very narrow red margin appear. With age, the leaves turn green.

Variety forming thin mattresses. Slow-growing ivy, rather climbing, to be placed in a place located part of the day in the sun, to benefit from the yellow coloring

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Renton Gold’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Renton Gold’, is an ivy with small, thin leaves, composed of 3 to 5 lobes, on stems with few branches.

The new growth is very light green, or chartreuse green, almost yellow. With the cold, a reddish punctuation and a very narrow red margin appear. With age, the leaves turn green.

This variety forms thin mattresses. It is a slow-growing ivy, rather climbing, to be placed in a place located part of the day in the sun, to benefit from the yellow coloring.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Alison Rutherford and Alain Stirling, near Renton, Scotland.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Renton Gold'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Renton Gold’
Pierot classification: ivy type
Leaf stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: discovered by Alison Rutherford and Alain Stirling, near Renton, Scotland.

Description of Hedera helix 'Renton Gold'

Shape: spread
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 cm
Leaf width: 3 cm
Leaf color: young leaves chartreuse green to yellowish green, then medium green
Leaf color variant: spotted and edged with red in winter
Vein color: yellow green
Stem and petiole color: greenish purple
Stem: little branched
Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Renton Gold'

Exposure: sun, 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, climbing, pots, planters, rockery, hanging basket
Development: moderate, slow
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The branches of the ivy gently caressed the old stones, like an eternal promise.”

François-René de Chateaubriand, Memoirs from Beyond the Grave

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	3 to 5 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Little branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Yellow
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters, Rockery
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Medium
Development speed	Medium
Development vigor	Vigorous
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy
Award	No known award