Common ivy
Hedera helix 'Goldchild'
Common Name: Common ivy
Genus: Hedera
Species: helix
Cultivar: 'Goldchild'
Category: Climbers & Wall Shrubs
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Features: Has interesting foliage
| Hardiness: Half-Hardy | Height: 1.00 m (100 cm) |
| Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade | Spread: 3.00 m (300 cm) |
| Foliage Type: Evergreen | |
| Foliage Colour: Green, Yellow |
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Clusters of yellowish-green autumn flowers and small lustrous three to five-lobed grey-green leaves with bold yellow margins. This versatile variegated evergreen climber is ideal as a houseplant or for covering a low wall. For use outdoors chose a sunny site sheltered from cold drying winds with fertile moist well-drained preferably alkaline soil.
- Garden care: Water specimens grown as houseplants regularly during the growing season providing a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Keep moist during the winter months. Plants may be pruned at any time of the year to keep within bounds
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