How does the ivy spend the winter?

If you want ivy to survive the winter safely, you must first maintain a suitable temperature and humidity, at least not lower than 4 degrees, and maintain good growth at more than 15 degrees. If the room is dry, spray water on the leaves, but there must be no standing water. In addition, ventilation and adequate light should be maintained.

1. Ivy distribution

Ivy is widely distributed, from southeast Gansu, southern Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong in the north, Guangdong (except Hainan Island), Jiangxi, Fujian in the south, Bomi in Xizang in the west, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east. Vietnam is also distributed.

II. Ivy reproduction method

Ivy stem tendrils easy to root, usually using cuttage propagation, can also be used for layering propagation.

(i) Cutting propagation

1. time

Under greenhouse cultivation conditions, cuttings can be cut all year round. Family propagation, generally in spring 4-5 months and autumn 8-9 months cuttings are appropriate.

2. soil

Choose loose, ventilated and well drained sandy soil as substrate.

3. operation

Spring can choose hardwood cuttings, from the plant on the cut lignification of robust branches, cut into 15-20 cm long cuttings, the upper end of 2-3 leaves. After cuttage, keep the soil moist and place it under the condition of lateral shade, and it will take root soon. Autumn softwood cuttings, is to choose semi-lignified twigs, cut into 15-20 cm long, containing 3-4 nodes with aerial roots cuttings. After cuttage shade, and often keep the soil moist, generally after 20-30 days can take root survival.

(2) Layered propagation

Buried in the stem vine, or with stones will stem vine pressure in the wet soil surface, to be its nodes after the growth of new roots, according to the 3-5 section cut off, promote leaf axils issued a new stem vine. After 30 days of cultivation, it can be transplanted into pots.