hedera helix 'Gold Heart'
Common Name: Gold heart ivy
Type: Evergreen vine, woody stems with self clinging aerial rootlets
Family: Araliaceae
Hardiness Zone: 5-10
Sunlight: Sun for best colour to semi-shade
Exposure: Any
Soil: Tolerant of wide range of well drained soils
Plant Height x Width: Can climb to 100'
Leaf: 3-lobed leaves with striking golf splash in centre, although may lose variegation if grown as ground cover
Flower: small, not showy
Maintenance: low maintenance, cut out reversions (loses variegation; may revert, especially as ground cover); don’t throw out in compost; can be pruned to be a shrub
Landscape use: evergreen ground cover, stabilizes slopes, rock garden
Pest and Disease: None
Deer and Rabbit Tolerance: Deer tolerant
Type: Evergreen vine, woody stems with self clinging aerial rootlets
Family: Araliaceae
Hardiness Zone: 5-10
Sunlight: Sun for best colour to semi-shade
Exposure: Any
Soil: Tolerant of wide range of well drained soils
Plant Height x Width: Can climb to 100'
Leaf: 3-lobed leaves with striking golf splash in centre, although may lose variegation if grown as ground cover
Flower: small, not showy
Maintenance: low maintenance, cut out reversions (loses variegation; may revert, especially as ground cover); don’t throw out in compost; can be pruned to be a shrub
Landscape use: evergreen ground cover, stabilizes slopes, rock garden
Pest and Disease: None
Deer and Rabbit Tolerance: Deer tolerant