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Hedera Sulphur Heart , also known as Paddy's Pride, is an excellent ivy for a dim corner, with large heart-shaped, variegated dark green leaves up to 20cm splashed with yellow and pale green. Mature plants, which can grow up to 8m x 4m, bear large, spherical yellow-green honey-scented flowers in autumn, loved by pollinators as a key source of food at this time of year. These are followed by handsome black berries, which attract thrushes, blackbirds, redwings and blackcaps.
Sulphur Heart can also be used as quick-growing ground cover, to smother weeds. Browse our other Ivies here.
It will grow in any soil with decent drainage, including poor and dry sites, and it loves alkaline soil, which you will have if your garden has recently been home to piles of builder's rubble! It is shade tolerant, and tends to have the best leaf colour in partial shade.
Some people worry about ivy's aerial roots destroying the pointing on their homes. As long as your brickwork is sound to begin with ivy should not be a problem.
Prune mature plants in late winter/early spring in order to keep the blossom, otherwise, you can trim Sulphur Heart at any time. Plants may not flower if they are in the shade, or at least take much longer to start. In the wild, ivy likes to grow up a tree and only start to flower when it reaches the top and is in full sun.
It can also be grown as a low maintenance houseplant in a large pot, where it will be happy without much direct sunlight. To get the best out of it, water regularly during the growing season, using a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Keep the plant drier during the winter months. Cut back at any time to remain in check: it probably won't flower indoors unless it has a lot of sun.
In a really extreme winter, it may lose its leaves in exposed locations. This is normal, and they will be back in spring.
If you have a large expanse of shady wall to liven up, this vigorous ivy is one of your best choices.
Combine with honeysuckle to create a wildlife garden on a wall in partial shade.