Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’ – Ornemental Ivy

Large triangular leaves with 3 slightly marked lobes.

Light green leaf blade speckled with silvery grey and white with narrow, irregularly curled white margins, turning pink in cold weather.

Slightly branched, long and thick stems turning black in winter.

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Description

Ornemental ivy  – Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’

In a nutshell

The hybrid ivy, Hedera x soroksarensis ‘Silbermöwe’, has broad, triangular leaves with 3 slightly marked lobes.

The light green leaf blade is spotted with silvery grey and white with narrow, irregularly curled white margins. It turns pink in cold weather.

The stems are sparsely branched, long and thick. They turn black in winter.

History

This cultivar was discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck of Neuburg Monastery, Germany in 1983. It is a mutation of ‘Woerneri’

Technical leaflet - Hedera x soroksarensis 'Silbermöwe'

Botanical information

  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Genus: Hedera
  • Species: x soroksarensis
  • Cultivar: ‘Silbermöwe’
  • Pierot classification: variegated ivy, ivy type
  • Leaf stage: juvenile
  • Origin of the species: hybrid between Hedera helix and Hedera hibernica
  • Origin of the cultivar: sport of Woerneri discovered by Brother Ingobert Heieck at the Neuburg Monastery, Germany, in 1983

Description of Hedera x soroksarensis 'Silbermöwe'

  • Shape: spreading
  • Number of lobes: 3 to 5 lobes in general
  • Leaf length: 5 to 7 cm
  • Leaf width: 5 to 7 cm
  • Leaf colour: light green speckled with silvery grey and white with narrow white margins
  • Vein colour: silvery green
  • Stem and petiole: purple-green
  • Stem: little branched
  • Hairs: stellar, 3 to 5 branches

Tips for planting, growing and maintaining Hedera x soroksarensis 'Silbermöwe'

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

Ivy in literature

“In this cemetery where everything seemed forgotten, only the ivy still kept silent watch.”

Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

Additional information

Weight N/A
Stock 9cm and 1L pots

0 pot

Stock containers of 2 or 4L

11 to 20 containers

Stock big articles

0 big article

Shape

Little branched, Spread out

Appearance of foliage

Red in winter, White variegated

Possible uses

Climbing, Ground cover, Hanging plant, Pots or planters

Exposure

Partial shade, Sun

Hardiness

Very good hardiness

Ease of cultivation

Easy

Development speed

Medium

Development vigor

Medium

Classification according to the Pierot system

Ivy ivy, Variegated

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