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Variegated Swedish Ivy Help

Posted by peachesandcream2008 (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 2, 09 at 11:08

Variegated Swedish Ivy Help

I have Swedish ivy plants. They grew beautifully outside all summer under the deck. I brought the plants indoors for the winter prob. around the beginning of Oct. Most of the plants where placed on a radiant heated floor and one was set on a box. I checked the plants for water and watered them when the soil was dry. Before I water any of my plants I let the water sit and adjust to room temperature. Some of the plants weren’t getting any light except for what it got from the indoor lights. The other plants where getting bright indirect light that was coming in through the windows. The longer they where inside the tips of them started turning brown and it started going down the stem kind of like tip die back would do on a tropical hibiscus. I have already lost all of my cuttings but one and now I only have the big plant and that one left. I moved the big plant off of the radiant heated floor and onto a dresser where it gets bright indirect light. I also trimmed the dying branches off of the plant back to new growth on the 26 of Oct. but the browning of the stems still persists. I tried taking new cuttings from the plant but most of them are doing the same thing. The cuttings looked good when I took them. I started misting the plant too. The cutting that I did have left from outside I placed in front of a window but it lost all of its leaves and kind of looks like it went dormant. If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it. Thank you.


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RE: Variegated Swedish Ivy Help

Hi Peaches, I don't grow any plants outside simply b/c I don't want to loose them when I set them out or more so risk getting bug infestation. The only advise I can give is perhaps the drastic temperature fluctuation.

I planted creeping thyme ouside one summer and decided to try it indoors, it didn't make it. . .

I have a huge swedish ivy plant I started from cuttings a few years ago. It gets morning (indoor) sun, I take it to the bathtub when the leaves start to loose their gloss. Nothing special. I have tried to move it to a different window, and it threw a fit so I don't move it anymore. . .

Hope this helps. . . oh, I don't think the heated floor is helping much either, that means the roots are warm all the time. . . not good for any plant I'd say. . .

Good luck,
Maid


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RE: Variegated Swedish Ivy Help

Peach, I agree with Maid regarding heating..Swedish Ivy prefers cooler temps. Soil should dry 'to a degree' between waterings during winter months and fertilizer stopped until days lengthen.

Misting helps but I think the problem started from the heat.
Weekly, plus, showering might help..does your plant have any healthy stems? Did you root in water or soil? They root faster in water..remove bottom leaves, 'otherwise they could rot and make water murky.'
As long as the roots aren't rotted. As a last resort, you could cut the entire plant down to the base..new growth should sprout in a few months..Good luck, Toni
PS..what color are its leaves?


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