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Sami
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This looks like the ivy I've seen in artificial arrangements, I just don't know the name of it. It just started growing in a bunch of weeds & while I was pulling the weeds, I ran across it. I want to move it, maybe to a pot until I get my pond ready, then maybe put it there to begin covering an archway or trellis or something.

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Looks like English Ivy to me [flower]

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Cool! English Ivy! It's very small, does it climb? I know I'm a dummy but I'm learning [flower]

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It looks just like some ivy I have growing around my yard. It does climb & will grow across the ground as a ground cover too. It tends to take over where ever it is planted too. Bill has some ivy info here you might want to check out. Growing Ivy
Hope this helps, Chrissy

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Great! Thanks! That helps a lot [thumb]

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I do not think that it is English Ivy. but it is one of the ivy species.


P.S. [thumb] If you need a really fast climber try Morning Glories they grow about 2 in. a day and flower.

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Sami
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Thanks! I just ordered some Morning Glory seeds. That's not English Ivy? Darn! Oh, well, it was just growing near a cinder block in the yard, then I saw some more at my husband's job. I removed what I found in the yard, potted it & put it on the front porch but started looking bad, very quick. I brought it in the house & isn't looking much better. I'm gonna give a couple more weeks to see if it perks up. Thanks!

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I was just looking at this. The leaves in the picture look young. As theplant get a little older, does the color get darker?? If so, it might just be English Ivy. If you do a google for "English Ivy Photo" you'll see some really good pictures of the stuff. The leaves look very close in shape, but I've also seen another type of ivy with the light color like that and the same shape of leaves.....which is why I asked if the color has changed. As for the 2nd type of ivy, I can't remember the name of it and I haven't been able to find it online.

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I don't know, yet, if it'll get darker. Actually, I've seen a few of them here & there (a couple at my husbands job & a couple growing up a street sign), even the older ones look about the same. Mine's not doing good at all. Just put it in some dirt like I found it in, but I don't think it's gonna make it. I think I'll go dig some up from my husband's job...maybe I can do it better the second time around. Even if it's not English Ivy, I like it & I'm gonna try to grow it [flower]

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try clipping some and putting it in some water for a week or so. Ivy is usually really tough stuff. After a week or so, it might start to form its own roots and then maybe you can plant it in dirt. Just a thought tho.


Just wanted to warn you not to let it get too big unless its something that you really want around the house. Ivy is really nasty stuff....it can climb up the side of your house....and if the side is brick or stone, it can rip the mortor out and do serious damage....just wanted to let you know if you didn't already.

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Thanks, yeah, I plan on trying to, eventually, have it running up some trellis or archway or whatever when I decide to put in my pond. Until then, I'm just going to try to raise it in the house. I'll see how this one does. If it dies, I'll go dig up some more, LOL [Embarrassed]

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Just to confuse the issue, that vine looks exactly like a variety of morning glory I have growing on my deck railing. It has tiny flowers, not the typical bigger blooms.
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