The English Ivy, care as a houseplant is not difficult for those just starting out or seasoned indoor plant veterans.English ivy the common name for Hedera helix is probably one of the most durable of all houseplants, but care must be taken with watering.Like many ivies, the English ivy does not like drying out for long periods of time. On the flipside, they also don’t like over-watering.
During the active growing season, when growing in a pot, they do like a regular diet of a liquid feed fertilizer like Miracle Grow, about every 3rd watering.For best results, use a well-drained soil designed for houseplants. An English ivy plant can be an active grower.
One of the outstanding characteristics of English ivy is the case with which it propagates.New plants will start easily from cuttings taken at almost any time of year; the cooler periods, however, are preferable.The first way to propagate ivy indoors is by layering.Short pieces, known as mallet cuttings, with only one strong node and having potential roots below a tuft of leaves, do nicely; so take longer cuttings of older wood.
Just under a leaf joint about half way down the stem, very carefully strip away about an inch of bark.Next “pin” the area where the bark has been stripped away down to the surface of another pot with moist potting soil.
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