Ivy of garden evergreen: description, cultivation, reproduction

Ivy Garden Evergreen (Hedera) is considered to be one of the most beautiful ornamental plants. He can grow both in the garden and in the room. The plant is quite unpretentious. However, to observe certain rules when growing it, of course, it is necessary.

general description

Refers to ivy to the family of herbs. It represents a very beautiful winding creeper. Sometimes ivy evergreen is also called hedera. One of the features of this plant is that its whips are not limited in growth. In rooms, they can reach a length of 6 meters, and in gardens - sometimes 30 meters.

Most often as an ornamental plant in Russia is grown ivy garden evergreen ordinary (H. helix). The flowers of this basic form are small and collected in racemose inflorescences. Leaves of ordinary ivy are leathery, shiny, five- and three-lobed. In nature, this plant climbs on the surface of walls or on trees with the help of air roots.

The ivy leaf, depending on the shape, can have a variety of shades. In the gardens and in the rooms varieties of this decorative culture are grown both dark and light-green. Very beautiful are also varieties of ivy with variegated leaves.

What are the forms of the plant

In addition to the ordinary, in the home and in gardens, other types of ivy garden are grown. In particular, beautiful forms of lovers of ornamental crops are:

• Wax ivy (hoya);
• Canarian.

Both these varieties are valued by gardeners primarily for beautiful large leaves. Like ordinary ivy, Canary and wax grow very fast. They also do not require too much self-care.

Wax ivy: description

In gardens the common form of this ornamental culture is usually grown. In room conditions, the most common is hoya (wax ivy). Is it possible to keep this plant at home? Many florists are asking this question. The fact is that this beautiful form of ivy is often called a muzhegon. It is believed that this flower, among other things, is able to bring financial well-being to the family. However, at the same time, as some superstitious people believe, he also chases men out of the house.

But anyway, the plant is actually very beautiful - hoya (wax ivy). Is it possible to keep this form at home - every hostess should, of course, herself answer this question for herself. In Asian countries ivy wax, unlike Russia, for example, no muzhegonom is not considered. There, this decorative form is grown everywhere. Moreover, in Asia, many people believe that ivy wax, on the contrary, brings family happiness.

Canarian Ivy

It is also very beautiful and popular with gardeners and lovers of indoor flowers plant. Liana in Canarian ivy on the street can reach a length of 20 cm. The main distinguishing feature of this form is the unusual color of the leaves. The plate itself is green with a silvery tinge. At the same time along the edge of each leaf is a white band. The dimensions of the three-lobed leaves of Canarian ivy are large and look really very impressive.

How to grow in a room: pot preparation

Ivy is a plant with long whips, but not a well developed root system. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a very large pot under this decorative culture in room conditions. For ivy, a medium-sized container is quite suitable. In order for the plant to develop well, its pot should be filled with soil of the following composition:

• humus;
• sand;
• Leaf earth;
• Turfy soil.

All these components must be taken in equal amounts and mixed thoroughly. Stagnant water ivy garden evergreen, like most other indoor plants, does not like. Therefore, at the bottom of the pot should be sure to put broken shards or expanded clay.

Garden ivy: planting and care in the room

A plant with an ivy is considered to be shade-resistant. But to place it it is necessary nevertheless closer to a window (southern or east). Direct sunlight while on his whip should not fall. Heat Ivy, although a southern plant, does not like. In summer, the optimal temperature for him is 17-23 C, in winter - 13 C. Skvoznyakov this plant is absolutely not afraid.

To choose a place for ivy, you should immediately come up with the utmost responsibility. The fact is that this plant very much does not like displacements. To transfer the pot with this creeper in the subsequent it will be possible only in the most extreme case.

Ivy is a plant that requires regular, but moderate watering. Stand water in a pot with it should not. However, soil drying can not be tolerated at the same time. The soil in the pot under the ivy should always remain slightly moist. In summer this plant is usually watered twice a week, in winter - one.

In the warm season, ivy, among other things, it is also desirable to spray. To conduct such procedures is when the air temperature in the room rises above 20 ° C.

Fertilize ivy can be an ordinary universal dry mix for indoor plants. To make such fertilizing follows with the frequency specified by the manufacturer on the package.

Care for ivy in the garden

The native land of garden ivy is Northern Europe. And therefore the plant is quite hardy. However, the climate in Russia, unfortunately, is still more severe than in Europe. Therefore, to grow ivy in our country on the street can be mainly only in the southern regions. For the middle band only some sorts of ivy are suitable. And they can be used in this case basically only as ground cover.

The place for this plant in the garden is selected depending on the color of the leaves. For dark green ivy, the penumbra is quite suitable. Forms with motley leaves need bright illumination. Pour this decorative in the garden about the same technology as in the room. The ivy leaf of almost any variety is actually very beautiful and represents the main decorative value of this plant. Therefore, to water the vines better in the mornings or evenings by the method of sprinkling. Thus, it will be possible not only to moisten the soil under the ivy, but also to wash off dust from its lashes.

To feed this decorative culture it is possible usual перепревший manure. Very good this plant responds to ashes. Ivy of any variety, of course, first of all - an ornamental plant. Liane is hardy and unpretentious. But sometimes it happens that the ivy whips slow growth, and the leaves turn pale. In this case, the plant should be supplemented with urea (a matchbox on a 10-liter water bucket).

Reproduction of ivy

Dilute this decorative culture on the site or in the indoor environment is completely straightforward. Propagate ivy more often by cuttings. Cut the planting material in this spring or summer. The length of the selected cuttings should be about 10 cm. The cut branches should be simply inserted into the moistened soil. Cuttings of ivy are rooted very easily and quickly. Keep them in the water before planting them completely unnecessary. It is not required to process them and by any means stimulating root formation.

New long lashes grow from the cuttings very quickly. Within a year you can see lush, independent plants on the site.

If desired, ivy garden evergreen can be propagated not by cuttings, but by shoots. This is also a very simple and quick way. Sprouts for reproduction of ivy take not too long - with 8-10 leaves. Such a planting material must be pressed into the wet sand. On the surface, only leaves should remain. Approximately two weeks later, the shoot will release the roots. All this time, the sand should be kept moist.

The branch that has sprouted roots in the future must be excavated from the ground and cut into several parts in such a way that on each of them there is a leaf and a spine. Further, the planting is carried out in the usual way - in pre-prepared beds or pots.