How does "evergreen vine" ivy grow fast? What are the breeding methods and matters needing attention?

Ivy, also known as foreign ivy, is a very popular indoor large potted flowers and trees, especially in the wider living room, study, living room display, elegant style, simple, and with southern flavor. It is a beautiful, regular and world-famous new generation of indoor foliage plants. Then how does ivy grow fast? What are the breeding methods and matters needing attention of ivy?

Ivy, also known as Tripterygium, Triangulum, Sangufeng, Liriodendron, Acanthopanax perennial evergreen climbing shrubs, aerial roots, stems gray-brown or black-brown, smooth, simple leaves alternate; petiole glabrous; leaves on flower branches elliptic-lanceolate, umbels single terminal, flowers yellowish or greenish white, anthers purple; disk raised, yellow. The fruit is round, red or yellow, flowering from September to November and from March to May the following year.

Culture methods of Ivy

There are no strict requirements for soil, but loose and breathable, neutral or slightly alkaline sandy loam is the best.

1. Soil selection

Use ordinary culture soil on the basin, turn the basin and change the soil once a year, always keep the basin soil moist, put it in shade or indoor display, do not fertilize too much, but strengthen ventilation to prevent the occurrence of scale insects.

2. Fertilization method

Thin liquid fertilizer should be applied every 2 to 3 weeks in spring and autumn growing season, and nitrogen fertilizer should not be applied in flower and leaf varieties, so as to avoid the pattern and patch on the leaf surface fade to green, and stop fertilization in winter.

Ivy likes fertilizer, mainly nitrogen fertilizer. However, if there is too much nitrogen fertilizer, it is easy to grow crazy, which is not conducive to the beautiful shape of the plant. When phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is insufficient, the markings on ivy leaves are easy to fade. In the growing season, young plants can be applied with 10 times of rotten liquid fertilizer and 500 times of potassium dihydrogen phosphate every 15 days in the growing season.

The formed plants were topdressing with mixed liquid fertilizer once every 30 days. If the formed plant does not apply fertilizer in daily life, when it is found that the leaf color is yellowing, it can be sprayed with 1000 times urea solution for 2 times. When applying rotten liquid fertilizer, use a fine nozzle spray pot to stick to the basin along the edge of slow irrigation, do not splash liquid fertilizer on the leaves, otherwise it is easy to burn the leaves.

3. Watering method

Ivy likes moist soil and high air humidity, resistant to moisture and afraid of drought. The growing season of ivy should keep the basin soil moist. After the temperature drops at the end of autumn, the frequency of watering is slowly reduced, making the basin soil dry. When the temperature is low in winter, it is better to keep the basin soil dry.

4. Temperature requirement

The suitable temperature for growth was 18-20 ℃, and stopped growing when the temperature was above 35 ℃. The leaves turn yellow. Ivy has strong cold tolerance and can withstand 2-3 ℃ low temperature. Winter should be kept indoors. 0 ~ 5 ℃ will not be damaged, and it is suitable to be more than 10 ℃.

5. Lighting requirements

Require sufficient light, should be placed in the south window as far as possible, so that more sunlight, so that the plant internodes are short, leaf shape is consistent, leaf color is bright, but avoid strong light exposure. Low temperature in winter is easy to cause plant defoliation, as long as the stem is not frozen, the next spring warm re-pruning, the lower part of the stem can produce new buds.

6. Methods of reproduction

Cuttage propagation

If the temperature is right, the four seasons can be carried out. Put fine sand or other cutting substrate in the plain tile basin, cut the stem vine 10 cm long, retain 2 leaves at the front end, and the base is buried at the depth of 1 beat 3 length of the stem vine. After pouring water, cover the edge of the basin with plastic film and put it in a cool place, the cuttings take root quickly. After there are more roots and the upper part of the cuttings sprout and grow, dig the cuttings, shake the sand, hurt the roots less, plant them in pots, pour water through, and slowly return to normal management.

Striping propagation

The long stems and vines are spread flat and covered with wet soil, and the expanded nodes take root quickly, which can be cut off and planted separately.

Matters needing attention

The main results are as follows: (1) it can be planted when the branches stop growing. Pot culture soil had better use loose and fertile soil mixed with garden soil, rotten leaf soil and sand, change the basin once in 1-2 years, keep the basin soil moist during the growing period, and often spray water to the leaf surface and the surrounding ground to improve air humidity; move into the room in winter, you can survive the winter above 3 ℃, put it in a place with sufficient light, pay attention to ventilation and reduce watering times.

(2) the newly planted plants were coring after sprouting in spring to promote their branching. Perennial plants should be pruned and cut off dead branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches.

(3) spray the leaves of ivy regularly to prevent the dry air from causing the leaf tips to be brown and withered.

(4) if you put it on the windowsill or several blocks to make the stem droop, it appears disorganized and the ornamental value is not high. It can be used as a wall beautification material in the indoor garden, pulling string to the wall for them to wind and climb. If a single basin is furnished, bamboo grate or No. 8 lead wire should be used to set the beat, so that the stem vine can be evenly distributed on the beat by artificial traction, and pruning should be strengthened to prevent the disorder caused by multi-layer entanglement of the stem vine.

(5) Ivy has strong cold resistance and can survive the winter safely in the general family room. Water less and stop topdressing in winter. Put it near the south window to let them see more sunshine. In the room without heating equipment, if the leaves fall because of the low temperature, as long as the stem vine is not frozen, it is not necessary to take care of it. After the coming spring is warm, a strong pruning will be carried out to let the dormant buds in the lower part of the stem sprout and produce new stem vines, and then traction and binding, so that the plant can be renewed once a year, and the size of the plant can be controlled within a certain range, so as to facilitate indoor furnishings.

The moral of Ivy

Ivy is a very beautiful evergreen vine, which indicates that it will last in spring, so it has a beautiful name "ivy", which is deeply loved by people. Send ivy to a friend to show that the tree of friendship is evergreen. If a friend gets married, the beautiful ivy can not be seen in the bouquet of flowers sent to the bride. I wish you a happy marriage and a long life together. "

At the wedding, you will find that there is often a green plant on the bride's head, that is, the ivy used to ward off evil spirits; the bride's bouquet also contains the beautiful figure of ivy, implying that life is not affected by villains or monsters. and men wear it can tell the likes and dislikes of lovers. In addition, Ivy also represents faithfulness, marriage, love, friendship and affection, and represents that friendship or love is always fresh and will never fade.