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English Ivy Plant Care
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English Ivy is an indoor or outdoor plant and requires little care if given the right conditions. English Ivy prefers bright, indirect light, cooler temperatures and some humidity. English Ivy plant will tolerate very cold temperatures or an outdoor sunny or shady location if "hardened off" first.

English Ivy tends to be more difficult when you first bring it home, especially if it is a young plant with a poor root system. Remove it from its grow pot before purchasing to make sure the roots are healthy and well established. Also check the backs of the leaves for any sign of insect problems as they often have spider mites.

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In low to medium light, allow English ivy to dry completely before watering thoroughly. If kept in a bright light situation, you can a water thoroughly when the potting media has dried at least one-half of the way down. Please check out watering indoor house plants and lighting for houseplants. These will make the greatest difference in success with potted houseplants.

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English Ivy comes in a variety of shapes, sizes and variegation. Some are virtually triangular in shape, some are three-lobed, some are five-lobed. The Needlepoint Ivy has long pointed lobes and is nearly star shaped. Which ever variety you choose, provide proper light and water and mist or wash down when possible to avoid mite problems and raise the moisture level.

Indoors you should provide the brightest light you have available. It will acclimate to lower light if you treat it carefully and if you start with a good healthy plant with a good root system. If buying a new English Ivy plant, remove from the pot and make sure it has a good root system. Roots should almost fill the pot.

English Ivy will take cool temperatures. Also, it is helpful to mist the leaves often, both for humidity and to discourage spider mites which seem to really love English Ivy, especially indoors. Cutting back the longest runners occasionally will encourage new growth as will pinching back new growth tips.

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One of the biggest problems you may have with English Ivy is spider mites. The easiest way to avoid spider mite problems is to give your English Ivy a good shower once a week, washing both tops and bottoms of leaves. This will wash off any pests and their eggs, clean the plant and raise the moisture level. Spider mites thrive in hot, dry conditions so if your plant is in a hot, dry, sunny spot, keep an eye out. Spider mites reproduce at an amazing rate that increases as the temperature increases.

You should quarantine any new additions to your indoor house plant family for a few weeks just to be sure there are not any insects that were not noticed at first. Wash down your new indoor house plant with a mixture of water and mild dish detergent. I like to add a few drops of Eucalyptus essential oil or Orange essential oil to my house plant cleaning solution.

Apply to top and lower leaf and stem surfaces of your house plants, being careful not to saturate the soil. You can clean by hand or use a spray bottle to apply your house plant cleaning solution. I use a sponge moistened with my cleaning solution to gently wipe the top and lower leaf surfaces. Cleaning of your house plants should be a regular part of your house plant care.

Never apply anything to the foliage of your plant while it is in the sun or when the soil is dry. Water first and move to a shady location.

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English Ivy house plant care questions? You can send a houseplant question but before you do, please read this information on watering your indoor houseplants and flowers, how to help keep your houseplant's root system healthy, lighting for your houseplants and flowers, and basic houseplant care. These are most important for your houseplant's health and this is some of the information I will refer you to if you send an email.

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Before you send a houseplant care question, please be sure to read this information on watering your indoor house plants, how to help keep your your indoor house plants root system healthy and lighting for your indoor house plants and flowers. These are most important for the health of your house plants and this is some of the information I will refer you to if you send an indoor house plant or flower care question.

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