Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’ – Ornemental Ivy
Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’ – Ornemental Ivy
Grey-green foliage with creamy white edges.
Leaves composed of 3 lobes. Heart-shaped base. Foliage turns pink in cold weather.
Good climber, forming a thin cover.
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Description
Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’
In a nutshell
The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Silver Queen’, has grey-green foliage with creamy white edges.
The leaves are composed of 3 lobes. The base is heart-shaped. The foliage turns pink in cold weather.
This ivy is a good climber, forming a thin cover.
History
This cultivar is part of the Elegantissima Group. It was listed by J. Backhouse Nurseries, York, UK, as early as 1874.
Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Silver Queen'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus: Hedera
- Species: helix
- Cultivar: ‘Silver Queen’
- Synonym: ‘Tricolor’
- Pierot classification: variegated ivy, 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 'Silver Queen'
- Shape: spreading, extended
- Number of lobes: 3 lobes in general
- Leaf length: 3 to 4 cm
- Leaf width: 2 to 3 cm
- Leaf color: gray-green edged with creamy white
- Leaf color variant: turns pink in winter
- Vein color: creamy green
- Stem and petiole color: reddish
- Petiole length: 2 to 3 cm
- Stem: little branched
- Mattress thickness: not very thick
- Internodes: 3 to 5 cm
- Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches
Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera helix 'Silver Queen'
- Exposure: shade, partial shade, sun
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: fresh soil
- Soil pH: neutral or calcareous
- Type soil: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-rich
- Use: ground cover, climbing
- Development: moderate
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (red spiders, scale insects)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Ivy clings to stones, as memory clings to the soul.”
Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock 9cm and 1L pots | 11 to 20 pots |
| Stock containers of 2 or 4L | 11 to 20 containers |
| Stock big articles | 0 big article |
| Shape | Extended, Little branched, Scattered, Spread out |
| Appearance of foliage | White variegated |
| Possible uses | Climbing, Ground cover |
| Exposure | Partial shade, Shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Ease of cultivation | Easy |
| Development speed | Medium |
| Development vigor | Medium |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Ivy ivy, Variegated |
| Award | No known award |
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