Hedera helix 'Russell's Gold' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Russell’s Gold’ – Ornemental Ivy

Interesting for its golden yellow to light yellow young shoots, becoming dark green at maturity.

Similar to ‘Buttercup’, with more spaced leaves, finer texture and central lobes of variable length, but often longer and more wavy at the margin.

Good climber, which does not invade its support too much and remains discreet with its small leaves.

£17.90

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Category Ivy

Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Russell’s Gold’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Russell’s Gold’, is interesting for its golden yellow to light yellow young shoots. The young leaves measure 4-6 cm, carried by stems with internodes spaced 4 cm apart. They become dark green at maturity, with leaves clearly smaller.

This ivy resembles ‘Buttercup’, with leaves more spaced, finer texture and central lobes of variable length, but often longer and more wavy at the margin.

Its shoots have very few adventitious roots. It is a good climber, it does not invade its support too much and remains discreet with its small leaves.

History

This cultivar was introduced by LR Russel Ltd, UK in 1908.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Russell's Gold'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Russell’s Gold’
Pierot classification: ivy type
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 'Russell's Gold'

Shape: ground cover
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 7 cm
Leaf width: 6 cm
Leaf color: young yellow shoots, then becoming dark green
Vein color: light green
Stem and petiole color: reddish
Stem: well branched
Peiole length: 2 cm
Internodes: 2 cm
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Russell's Gold'

Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
Hardiness: -12°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
Use: climbing
Development: moderate, slow
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“The ivy-covered ruins remind us that even in abandonment, life persists.”

Guy de Maupassant, A Life

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	Quite branched, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Yellow
Possible uses	Climbing
Exposure	Partial shade, Shade, Sun
Hardiness	Fairly good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Slow
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Ivy ivy
Award	No known award