Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’ - Ornamental ivy
Ivy with attractive, small to medium-sized golden-yellow leaves when grown in full sun.
Leaves composed of 5 lobes with blunt tips. Blade completely yellow provided the plant is well exposed to light. In more or less shaded locations, chartreuse-green leaves.
A branching ivy with rather short internodes that grows very slowly. Very popular for its intense foliage colour, it prefers sheltered locations in well-drained, even dry soil. Can be used as a climber or ground cover.
This variety won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2012.
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Description
Ornamental ivy - Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’
In a nutshell
Ornamental ivy, Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’, is an ivy with attractive, small to medium-sized leaves that are golden yellow when grown in full sun.
The leaves have 5 lobes with blunt tips. The leaf blade is completely yellow provided the plant is well exposed to light. If it is more or less shaded, the leaf blade is chartreuse green.
It is an ivy bstalked, with rather short internodes, which grows very slowly. Very popular for its intense foliage colour, it prefers sheltered locations in well-drained, even dry soil. Outside this situation, the leaves turn green and the plant does not grow... Eastern locations are preferable. It can be used as a climber or ground cover.
This variety won the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Award of Merit in 2012.
History
This cultivar has been listed in the catalogue of T. Smith Nurseries, Newry, Northern Ireland, since 1925. Smith, Newry, Northern Ireland
Detailed sheet - Hedera helix 'Buttercup'
Botanical information
- Family: Araliaceae
- Genus Hedera
- Species : helix
- Cultivar: ‘Buttercup’
- Pierot classification: ivy type
- Foliage stage: juvenile
- Origin of the species: Europe, from Spain to Norway, but little on the Atlantic coast.
- Origin of cultivar: listed since 1925 in the catalogue of T. Smith Nurseries, Newry, Northern Ireland. Smith, Newry, Northern Ireland
Description of Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’
- Growth habit: spreading, stocky
- Number of lobes: usually 5 lobes, blunt
- Leaf length: 5 cm
- Sheet width: 5 cm
- Colour of leaf: golden yellow to chartreuse green
- Colour of veins: yellow
- Colour of stem and petiole: purplish green
- Branches: well branched
- Hairs: stellate, 3 to 5 branches
Planting, cultivation and maintenance advice for Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’
- Exposure: sun, part shade
- Hardiness: -15°C
- Soil moisture: cool soil
- Soil PH: neutral or chalky
- Soil type: all
- Soil richness: ordinary or humus-bearing
- Use: ground cover, climber, pot, window box
- Development: slow
- Pruning: once a year
- Pests: very rare (spider mites, mealy bugs)
- Diseases: very rare (leaf spots)
Ivy in literature
“Under the weight of the ivy, the walls hid their former dignity in a green humility.”
Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Stock of 1-litre cups and pots | 51 to 100 pots |
| Stock 2 or 4 litre containers | more than 100 containers |
| Large stock items | 0 big topic |
| General appearance | Ramified, Compact, Staggered, Stocky |
| Type of foliage and colour | Yellow |
| Possible uses | Ground cover, Climber, Pots or planters |
| Exhibition | Part shade, Sun |
| Hardiness | Good hardiness |
| Easy to grow | Easy |
| Speed | Slow |
| Vigorous development | Modest |
| Classification according to the Pierot system | Common ivy |
| Reward obtained | RHS Garden Merit Award |
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