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Posted by fmwynd (My Page) on Tue, Jun 24, 08 at 12:26
Hello everyone
I know what plant I have now its a devil's Ivy, hopefully I can keep it going. My mother sent me a book on house plants and she is going to try and get me some started at her house & send them to me. Now my question the book says it can live in water and do good. Has anyone ever had one in just water or would it be best to put it in dirt? The book she sent me was published in 76, and I'm not sure if the care of this plant has changed since then.
Thank you for your time
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RE: Devil's Ivy ?
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| They can grow in water, but they thrive when put in soil. I would recommend putting all "cuttings" in soil and not do water, because when plants are put in water they grow a special water root, so when you go to plant it, it grows all new roots in the soil, but it is fun to grow in water. Hope this helps,
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RE: Devil's Ivy ?
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You can grow Pothos/devils ivy 'Epipremnum aureum' in soil, or water.
I have some in soil and some in water. When the one's in soil become a little too long, I will take a few cuttings to replace any older, or yellowing ones growing in water.
The ones in water can last for many years, especially when you have an endless supply of cuttings.
Very easy! Just don't over-water the ones in soil, let the soil pretty much dry out and keep both in bright indirect light, although a little bit of sun, or dapple sun shouldn't hurt them. Billy Rae |
RE: Devil's Ivy ?
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| Hey! This plant seems pretty much impossible to kill and it will grow in water or soil, sun or shade. You'll get more color in the leaves with higher light intensitly and less with more shade. If you keep it in water (fun and nice conversation piece) I would feed it a low strength fertilzer for houseplants occasionally. Just once or twice a year perhaps. The leaves might get bigger in soil, but this plant can grow either way. They are EXTREMELY hardy so don't worry about it too much. Hope yours does well! |
RE: Devil's Ivy ?
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When I lived in Tennesse my pothos really looked spectacular, but it doesn't seem to like my dryer weather here. I have killed many of them, mostly because if they have spider mites, I throw them outside to fend for themselves. Pothos, roses, and ivy are the three worst plants for spider mites. Anyway, I used to take a few cuttings and just throw them in my fish tank. They are a natural water purifier. They would eventually root in the gravel and push up out of the water.
Pothos does fine in water. If you have some pretty colored bottles, try rooting some in them. Pothos is one of my favorite plants to grow in old wine bottles. The colored glass tends to curb the growth of algae. Put a few bits of aquarium charcoal in the bottle to help keep the water sweet, and lookout, because soon you'll have lots of the stuff everywhere. One of my favorite Mexican restaurants has a lattice above the cook's station and there must be 100 feet of Pothos weaved through it. |
RE: Devil's Ivy ?
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| A Devil's Ivy plant "can" be grown in water, ideally it will be grown in soil. This makes sense because all of the nutrients are in the soil and not in the water. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Devils Ivy Blog
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