Hedera - Bottle garden / terrarium plants
English ivy or common ivy
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: humus-rich, preferably alkaline, moist, well-drained soil (or John Innes No.3 potting compost for container-grown plants)
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Current height: approximately 12cm (+ or - 10% including the pot)
- Pot cover: choose a 7cm pot cover to give a good fit over the pot
A tough and adaptable plant, which when young, will look great in a bottle garden or terrarium. As it gets bigger it can be potted up and kept as a house plant, where it will help reduce indoor air pollution. Ultimately though it should be planted out in the garden, where this self-clinging evergreen climber can be used to cover ugly walls and fences - or provide a lush green carpet in the dry shady areas beneath shrubs and trees where little else will grow. It’s an excellent choice for the wildlife garden since it supports a wide range of native species - we did say it was adaptable!
Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery pot). They do however make excellent potted plants, and if you wish to pot yours up, we do have a wide range of pots on our website to choose from. The plant may vary slightly from the photograph due to seasonal availability. - Home care: Water specimens grown as houseplants regularly during the growing season, providing a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Keep moist during the winter months. Plants may be pruned at any time of the year to keep within bounds.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin irritant/allergen
Goes well with...
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Baby Bio drip feeders - pack of 4
4 × 40ml
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Copper plated plant mister
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Baby bio leaf shine
200ml
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Plantsmith beautifying leaf shine spray
500ml
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House terrarium
43 × 23 × 40cm
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Round plant pot - white
Ø7 × H6cm
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Houseplant watering indicator
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Windowsill terrarium
60.5 × 7 × 10.5cm
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Simple terrarium / tealight holder with tray base
small W12.5 × H18cm
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Pentagon terrarium with tray base
Ø30 × H26cm
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Plantsmith houseplant feed and tonic
500ml
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Plantsmith houseplant perfecting care mist
500ml