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Can Ivy be Split?

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  • 11-04-2009 7:33am
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    TequilaMockingBird
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    Another request. :o

    I have a large pot which had a mixture of plants, most of which have died off, the ivy however has thrived, but is now much too big to add anything else. Can I split the ivy, cut the root in half as such?

    I want to empty the pot, salvage what I can, and add some more plants. These are for a balcony.

    Would appreciate some advice, Google brings me to Ivy League Football!


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    TequilaMockingBird wrote: »
    Another request. :o

    I have a large pot which had a mixture of plants, most of which have died off, the ivy however has thrived, but is now much too big to add anything else. Can I split the ivy, cut the root in half as such?

    I want to empty the pot, salvage what I can, and add some more plants. These are for a balcony.

    Would appreciate some advice, Google brings me to Ivy League Football!


    Why not try an alternative but moire interesting trailing plant to Ivy, eg, Vinca (Periwinkle) available in 4 forms/varieties (Vinca Major and Vinca Minor) in regular green or variagated. Major has a large leaf, whereas Minor has a small leaf, both produce interesting purple flowers but otherwise are easy to maintain in pots etc.

    Another interesting evergreen trailer with plenty of white blooms is Bacopa.


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    TequilaMockingBird
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    Thanks for the reply, great information, but I need to know if the plant will survive if I cut the root in half.

    I have several half dead/half alive pots to rejuvenate for a friend. The ivy is really the only thing thriving in some of them, its taking up 75% of the space in the pots. If they were mine I would just re-plant the ivy elsewhere, but I was hoping to recycle them in these new arrangements, if it is possible to thin it out.

    Advice appreciated.


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    bmaxi
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    Ivy is very easy from cuttings or layering if you want to go that route, personally, I too would be a member of the "ditch the ivy " club. If you like the ivy form you could get ivy leaf pelargoniums which will also give you flowers and are quite tough, to boot. You cannot split ivy roots.


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    TequilaMockingBird
    Registered Users Posts: 4,392 ✭✭✭TequilaMockingBird


    bmaxi wrote: »
    You cannot split ivy roots.

    Cheers, that's what I needed to know. I will plant them up separately.


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