Hedera helix 'Yumin' - Ornemental Ivy

Hedera helix ‘Yumin’ – Ornemental Ivy

Stocky plant with well-branched stems. Three-lobed leaves, the central one protruding. Lobes sometimes well rounded at the base and pointed at the top.

Dark green leaf with fine yellow-green veins and yellow-green blade edges.

Colors best in bright conditions. So give it a sunny exposure.

£12.90

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Description

Ornemental ivy – Hedera helix ‘Yumin’

In a nutshell

Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Yumin’, is a stocky plant with well-branched stems. They bear three-lobed leaves, with the central one protruding. The lobes are sometimes well rounded at the base and pointed at the top.

The dark-green leaf is criss-crossed with fine yellow-green veins, and the edge of the blade is yellow-green. The beautifully colored margins tend to revert to green with age.

The leaf colors best in bright conditions. So give it a sunny exposure.

History

This cultivar is a sport of ‘Witchel’, discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Monastery of Neuburg, Germany.

Technical leaflet - Hedera helix 'Yumin

Botanical information

Family: Araliaceae
Genus : Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: ‘Yumin’
Synonym: Witchel mut. 6
Pierot classification: standard ivy, variegated ivy
Foliage stage: juvenile
Species origin: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
Origin of cultivar: mutation of ‘Witchel’, discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck of the Monastery of Neuburg, Germany

Description of Hedera helix ‘Yumin’

Growth habit: spreading, sparse, stocky
Number of lobes: usually 3 lobes
Leaf length: 6 cm
Sheet width: 4.5 cm
Leaf color: dark green in the center, yellowish green to chartreuse green at the edges
Color of veins: yellowish green
Stem and petiole color: purple green
Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches

Planting, growing and care instructions for Hedera helix ‘Yumin’

Exposure: sun
Hardiness: -15°C
Soil moisture: cool soil
Soil PH: neutral or calcareous
Soil type: all
Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
Use: ground cover, pots, window boxes, hanging baskets
Development: rapid
Pruning: once a year
Pests: very rare (red spider mites, scale insects)
Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)

Ivy in literature

“A man becomes great, and suddenly many people become ivy, because he became an oak.”

Antoine de Rivarol

Additional information

Weight	N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots	0 pot
Stock containers of 2 or 4L	6 to 10 containers
Stock big articles	0 big article
Shape	Compact, Quite branched, Scattered, Spread out
Appearance of foliage	Yellow variegated
Possible uses	Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters
Exposure	Sun
Hardiness	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