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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 11:29:18 GMT
Do you have an outside garden? That should have some pebbles in it. And the problem is more with the humidity than the heat. If the air in your house is dry then that will affect the plant. And whatever is wrong, the plant will grow back once you've solved the problem. It could be that an ivy is just not a suitable plant for your home. I do believe house plants are not suitable for the inside of my dry home. My lawn and garden does not have those decorative garden pebbles or rocks. My property has plenty of regular rocks. According to the internet Ivy sites, it is too much of this or too little of that. The leaves are not responding to my sprinkling a little water on them. If my inside conditions do not improve will my dried out ivy will die?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 11:31:38 GMT
Gravel or grit will do just as well as pebbles. I do not have any of that.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 4, 2016 11:32:55 GMT
Yep, I'm afraid so. You need plants that are more suited to your conditions. Or it's going to be a lot of work to keep a plant alive.
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Post by Geoffers on Jul 4, 2016 13:35:58 GMT
There are plenty more colourful and easy to grow house plants than ivy.
In the UK outside it is virtually impossible to kill.
No good fighting elements as regards plants,take the easy option and grow those that suit the conditions.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 13:53:51 GMT
There are plenty more colourful and easy to grow house plants than ivy. In the UK outside it is virtually impossible to kill. No good fighting elements as regards plants,take the easy option and grow those that suit the conditions. I will assume that my indoor Hedra Helix is barely alive and will be officially deceased in short time. I now know why my first indoor ivy died. My home's humidity and heat are not good for the all types of indoor ivy plants. According to what I heard and read they are supposed to be easy to care for plants. I also have two indoor Peace Lily plants. I am hoping they will thrive.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 13:54:05 GMT
I thank everybody for their help.
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Post by Miranda on Jul 4, 2016 15:58:00 GMT
You're welcome. I just looked up the Peace Lily and it's a tropical rainforest plant so it likes humidity and low light levels. You may have similar problems as you did with the ivy. www.proplants.com/guide/peace-lily-care-guide If your home is light and dry you would be better off buying desert plants like aloe and spider plants. The latter are very hard to kill and love lots of light. They also produce babies so you get lots of plants for the price of one!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2016 21:47:52 GMT
I added your link to my bookmarks.
The Peace Lily has big leaves. No flowers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2016 13:24:50 GMT
I've had my Peace Lily since 1989. They are pretty easy and forgiving plants. Mine does flower from time to time. They do like a bit of plant food in the spring, and I keep mine away from direct sun and radiators.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2016 11:05:31 GMT
Peace lilies don't like to be watered until they're flagging, so wait until their leaves droop before you do.I give mine a feed every few months to encourage flowering but I think mine needs dividing now.
The garden's doing ok, got some fantastic garlic this year but a rabbit has demolished most of the runner beans, despite putting chicken wire around them.
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Post by pearl06 on Jul 18, 2016 8:08:18 GMT
I put this in the Green Room thread but Miranda has directed me to this thread. Not being a gardener by any stretch of the imagination, I tended to ignore it. Sorry, should have thought more about it! Anyway, can anyone identify this plant which is huge - at least 10 feet tall.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2016 8:19:37 GMT
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Post by Miranda on Jul 18, 2016 8:23:18 GMT
I thought it was the male hop because they look similar: male hop plant
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Post by pearl06 on Jul 18, 2016 14:51:29 GMT
I have had a look at other pictures of the plume poppy and I think you might be onto something! I think the problem is that it is in the wrong place.
Thank you for finding this, and thanks Miranda for your suggestion.
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Post by captainmouse on Jul 18, 2016 17:16:34 GMT
Anybody a lawnmower expert?
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