Golden Ingot Ivy
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It is a evergreen, perennial vine, see how the Golden ingot ivy looks like in the garden and landscape.
Golden Ingot Ivy is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. Other winter zone scales for planting this ivy are ANBG: 1, 2, 3, 4; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3, H2; PHZ: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Ivy details
| Plant type | vine, ornamental, groundcover, toxic, containers | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | shade, part shade | ||||||||
| Growth habit | trailing, spreading | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 13 sm - 15 sm | ||||||||
| Spacing | 45 sm for mass plantings | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 5.5 - 6.5 (moderately acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average, low when established | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low, average | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, drought, heat, insect, rabbit, deep shade | ||||||||
| Gardens types | container | ||||||||
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Golden Ingot Ivy selected by the American Ivy Society as the non-invasive Ivy of the Year in 2003. This variety of Hedera helix has attractive glossy, dark green leaves with bold splotches and specks of butter yellow to yellow margins.
Golden Ingot Ivy is a multi-stemmed evergreen woody vine with a twining and trailing habit of growth. A highly ornamental evergreen vine great for use as a groundcover or as a spiller plant in container gardens.
Golden Ingot Ivy is ideal for use as a houseplant or as a groundcover in landscape borders and as a soil stabilizer on embankments, hillsides and slopes for erosion control. Propagate by softwood cuttings or layering at any time. Root semi-ripe or hardwood cuttings from summer to winter.
Parts of Golden Ingot Ivy are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. Harmful if eaten, skin irritant. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling.
Golden Ingot Ivy @ wikipedia.
Golden Ingot Ivy in the landscape and gardening
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