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calimary

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11. AHA! It's "Devil's Ivy"! Also known as Pothos Ivy.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #9)

Mon May 13, 2024, 12:52 AM

May 13

I took ours out to the deck to sit in the fresh air today. It had been inside, with a Gro Light, growing new leaves. These are pretty popular as house plants. They just need sun and they seem to be fairly happy just about anywhere you put them, they're pretty as hanging plants in front of windows. I mix a few drops of Shultz's liquid plant food into a glass of water every now and then, when time comes to water it again.

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It doesn't take much to make me happy! This photo is one of them . . . [View all] CaliforniaPeggy May 12 OP

Congratulations Easterncedar May 12 #1

Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar! CaliforniaPeggy May 12 #3

It looks rather like a mutant, 2-headed, shell-less snail. 3catwoman3 May 12 #2

I have to agree, my dear 3catwoman3! Some sort of alien creature indeed. CaliforniaPeggy May 12 #4

Is that from some Scindapsus or other, Peggy? majdrfrtim May 13 #5

Alas, I don't remember the name of this plant! It's a very common houseplant. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #7

Congratulations!!! Encouraging new life like this is always exciting. niyad May 13 #6

Thanks so much, my dear niyad! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #8

I found this photo that shows the same sort of vining plant from some years ago. Pothos is what I think it is. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #9

They do tend to grow like weeds. I used to keep mine cut back so that niyad May 13 #10

Keeping them cut back is a good idea, but then you have all these tender cuttings! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #12

No, you just gift the cuttungs to all your friends. My mother pothos niyad May 13 #15

AHA! It's "Devil's Ivy"! Also known as Pothos Ivy. calimary May 13 #11

They are pretty, and fairly tough in almost any environment. The fertilizer sounds like a good idea too. Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #13

my uncle gave me a chinese evergreen when i was about 12. i got it to bloom a few times, but the last shoot died when i pansypoo53219 May 13 #14

Yeah, they do not like to be overwatered! But I think you'll have success. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #16