Hedera helix 'Silver Butterflies' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Silver Butterflies’ – Ornemental Ivy

Climbing, very branched but with a sparsely leafy appearance because the internodes are long.

Asymmetrical leaves, composed of 3 to 5 narrow lobes and as if pinched at the base. Leaf blade stained with green and gray with very narrow creamy white margins, more accentuated in sunny situations.

Ivy with the most beautiful effect on a trunk or an old wall. Annual shoots of about fifty centimeters. Very hardy, giving a gray appearance to its support, its leaves seeming to be posed like butterflies.

This variety received the Courson Merit.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Silver Butterflies’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Silver Butterflies’, is a climbing ivy, very branched but with a sparsely leafy appearance because the internodes are long.

The leaves are asymmetrical, composed of 3 to 5 narrow lobes and as if pinched at the base. The blade is spotted with green and grey with very narrow creamy white margins, more accentuated in sunny situations.

This is an ivy with the most beautiful effect on a trunk or an old wall. It makes annual shoots of about fifty centimeters. Very hardy, it gives a grey appearance to its support, its leaves seeming to be posed like butterflies.

This variety received the Courson Merit.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Ingelise’ which was discovered by Maegaard Nurseries, Ringe, Denmark, in 1997.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Silver Butterflies'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Silver Butterflies’
Synonym: ‘Silver Butterfly’
Pierot classification: bird’s-foot ivy, curiosity ivy, variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of the cultivar: sport of ‘Ingelise’, discovered in 1997 at the Maegaard nurseries, Ringe, Denmark

Description of Hedera helix 'Silver Butterflies'

Shape: spreading
Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
Leaf length: 3 cm
Leaf width: 2.5 cm
Leaf colour: spotted with green and grey and very narrowly margined with creamy white
Vein colour: light green
Leaf shape: asymmetrical
Stem: very branched
Stem and petiole colour: greenish purple
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Silver Butterflies'

Exposure: sun, partial shade
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: fresh soil
Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humiferous
Use: ground cover, climbing, hanging baskets, pots, planters
Development: moderate
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (spots on the leaves)

Ivy in literature

“Old houses covered in ivy are like old souls: they hide secrets beneath a thick exterior.”

Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	1 to 2 pots
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Spread out, Very branched
Appearance of foliage	Atypical, White variegated
Possible uses	Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Partial shade, Sun
Hardiness	Good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	Bird's foot, Oddity, Variegated
Award	Courson Merit