Hedera helix 'Silver King' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Silver King’ – Ornemental Ivy

Leaves colored in several shades of green and gray, with white variegation on the edges. Very elegant.

This variety can be used as ground cover or as a climber.

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Silver King’

In a nutshell

This ivy, Hedera helix ‘Silver King’, with leaves colored in several shades of green and gray and variegated with white on the edges is very elegant. The leaves can be composed of 3 to 5 lobes.

This variety can be used as a hanging plant, ground cover or climber.

It’s a Pittsburg-type ivy that looks a lot like ‘Adam’.

History

The horticultural origin of this cultivar is not known to us.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Silver King'

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Silver King’
Pierot classification: ivy type, variegated ivy, Pittsburgh
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of cultivar: horticultural

Description of Hedera helix ‘Silver King’

Growth habit: bushy
Number of lobes: usually 3 lobes
Leaf length: 4 cm
Sheet width: 4 cm
Leaf color: grey-green with white variegation
Color of veins: cream
Stem and petiole color: brown
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Silver King’

Exposure: sun
Cultivation: easy
Hardiness: -12°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: ground cover, climber, hanging, pot
Development: rapid
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

A page from my little ivy encyclopedia

The question of circumstance

What's a Pittsburgh ivy?

Pittsburgh’ is a variety (cultivar) of very branchy ivy, i.e. forming numerous branches from the leaf axils, usually with very short internodes.

This cultivar has given rise to many other varieties of ivy with the same characteristics (branching ivy). All these ivies are of the Pittsburgh type.

This type of ivy is not included in the Pierot classification. We’ve added it here because it’s a well-typed type of ivy.

Ivy in literature

“The ivy climbing over the graves spoke of a nature indifferent to human destinies.”

Herman Melville, Moby Dick

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	3 to 5 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Bushy, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	White variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	Fairly good hardiness
Ease of cultivation	Easy
Development speed	Fast
Development vigor	Medium
Classification according to the Pierot system	From 'Pittsburgh', Ivy ivy, Variegated
Award	No known award