How to Hedera colchica ‘Sulphur Heart’ WANT TO BUY HARDY, EXOTIC PLANT SEEDS? THEN CLICK HERE FOR THE ‘SEEDS OF EADEN’ SEED SHOP There are a number of excellent, large-leaved ornamental ivy’s available for garden use, but Hedera colchica ‘Sulphur Heart’ is arguably one of the best. In fact it is my cultivar of choice of all hedera species and cultivars. The original species is native to the Near and Middle East, hence its common name of ‘Persian Ivy’. However the ‘Sulphur Heart’ cultivar has several other pseudonyms (including ‘Gold Leaf and ‘Paddy’s Pride’) which can be a little misleading when purchasing stock. It is a woody, evergreen climbing shrub, with large ovate leaves 20 cm in length which are marked by an irregular central splash of yellow, merging into pale-green and finally deep-green. In the spring the young growth is covered in a yellow down. Insignificant yellow-green flowers appear from October to November, which are usually followed by clusters of small, black berries.