How Do You Root An Ivy Plant?
True ivy, various Hedera species, is an unstoppable groundcover vine in milder climates. Ivy is also a versatile houseplant, as graceful in the vegetation mix for hanging baskets as in its own pot. One of ivy’s most whimsical uses is in topiary, where multiple young ivy plants are trained onto trellises or wire forms to create formal living sculptures. Rooting new plants is an easy way to generate all the ivy plants you could ever need. Fill glass jars with water until each is almost full. Cut young growing tips from healthy ivy plants, placing them immediately in water to prevent air from getting into stems. Snip cuttings so each is 3 to 6 inches long with 3 or 4 “nodes,” or stem sections where leaves attach. Pinch off the bottom two leaves from each cutting, separating leaves from the stem right at the stem, and immediately place them in water again to cover the rooting nodes. Each rooting jar can contain multiple cuttings. Place rooting jars near a window in indirect light. Check wa
