Hedera helix ‘Yellow Frisian’ – Ornemental Ivy

Foliage with variable variegation, sometimes with large yellow or green areas.

Leaves are among the widest of the Hedera helix species.

Little branching, fairly short internodes, only grows about twenty centimeters each year.

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Ornemental ivy  – Hedera helix ‘Yellow Frisian’

In a nutshell

The ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Yellow Frisian’, has foliage with variable variegation, sometimes with large yellow or green areas.

The leaves are among the widest of the Hedera helix species.

Not very branchy, with fairly short internodes, it only grows about twenty centimetres each year.

History

This cultivar is a mutation of ‘Goldchild’, discovered by Ej van der Heyden, in the Netherlands.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Yellow Frisian'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus : Hedera
  • Species: helix
  • Cultivar: ‘Yellow Frisian’
  • Pierot classification: variegated ivy
  • Foliage stage: juvenile
  • Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
  • Cultivar origin: mutation of ‘Goldchild’.

 

Description of Hedera helix ‘Yellow Frisian’

  • Growth habit: ground cover
  • Number of lobes: usually 7 lobes, sometimes with secondary lobes on the terminal lobe
  • Leaf length: 5 cm
  • Sheet width: 6 cm
  • Leaf color: green with yellow variegation
  • Color of veins: yellow-green
  • Branches: sparsely branched
  • Internodes: short
  • Stem and petiole color: green
  • Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

 

Planting, cultivation and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Yellow Frisian’.

  • Exposure: shade, part shade
  • Hardiness: -15°C
  • Soil moisture: cool soil
  • Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
  • Soil type: all
  • Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
  • Use: ground cover, climber
  • Development: slow
  • Pruning: once a year
  • Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
  • Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

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Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

11 to 20 pots

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

21 to 50 containers

Stock big articles

0 big article

Shape

Spread out, Stocky

Appearance of foliage

Yellow variegated

Possible uses

Climbing, Ground cover, Pots or planters

Exposure

Partial shade, Shade, Sun

Hardiness

Good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Slow

Development vigor

Modest

Classification according to the Pierot system

Variegated

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