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IVY VINE VARIGATED FRESH Availability : Year-round.
Shelf Life: 7-10 Days
Flower Color : Not applicable.
Sold by: bunches
bunches: 10 stms per bunch
Botanical Name :Hedera helix
Common Name : English Ivy
Product Use : Cut Green/Filler
Pronunciation : HED-er-a HEE-lix
Family Roots : Is a member of the Araliaceae (aralia or ginseng) family.
Native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa.
Common relatives include Ginseng, Schefflera, false aralia and Fatsia.
Personality : Has 3-5 lobed leaves along vining, flexible stems.
Stems are cut to various lengths.
Plant is an evergreen woody vine, dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined.
Ethylene Sensitivity : Low
Care and Handling: Remove bottom leaves if present, recut stems under water and place into water.
Flower foods are not beneficial and are therefore not recommended since this ivy can last for months in plain water. In fact, if left long enough it often roots!
Leaves dry out easily. Learn cultivar differences as they respond very differently under indoor and outdoor environments. For example, some cultivars are very susceptible to red spiders while others not.
Storage Specifics : 36-41 F in plastic bags, some references say 39-55 F while other say 31F. Can be stored for at least 40 days with no problems.
Tidbits : In ancient Greece, the plant was called "cissos" after the nymph who danced herself to death for Dionysus, the god of wine. Moved by her performance, he turned her body into the ivy, which joyfully entwines and embraces everything near it.
Even today, ivy is hung over the doors of taverns and wine shops in dedication to Dionysus.
Easily propagated by cuttings. As with most plants, variegated cultivars do not perform as well under interior environments compared to ones with all green colored leaves.
Many cultivars are available with different leaf forms and variegation. Leaf forms include heart-shaped, wavy, crested, curled, cupped and ruffled.
Leaf colors range from the usual dark green to white, cream, yellow or pink alone or in combinations. There are literally hundreds of cultivars available.
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