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How to Grow Devil's Ivy Houseplant

The next time you admire a Devil's Ivy plant at your friend's house, ask to borrow a few shoots. That's all you'll need to start your own plant. The Devil's Ivy is an easy plant to propagate from shoots. Train this plant to crawl up a pillar or trail along a counter. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

    • 1

      Filter the air in your home of odors and chemicals such as carbon monoxide with the Devil's Ivy.

    • 2

      Borrow a few of your friends stems to start your own Devil's Ivy. It's a very simple plant to reproduce by cutting 6-inch shoots and planting several in a pot of sandy soil.

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      Grow your Devil's Ivy in bright, indirect sunlight. Move the plant depending on the season to produce the most vibrant leaves.

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      Keep the temperatures up. While the plant will tolerate cooler temperatures, it prospers in warmer environments.

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      Water the Devil's Ivy after its soil has completely dried out from the previous watering. Be sure to give it a lot of water each time.

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      Hang the Devil's Ivy from a basket, or train it to climb up a wall or pillar. The plant can be coaxed upward by placing shoots around a pole.

Tips & Warnings

  • Clean foliage monthly by wiping with a damp cloth.

  • Mist often to keep the plant humid.

  • To train upward, shoots can be tied to a pole until they have grown and stay in place on their own.

  • Don't keep the plant around pets or children. It is toxic if ingested.

  • Avoid placing the Devil's Ivy in drafty areas.

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  • cathywasup Mar 28, 2010
    We have devils ivy taking over our garden and we need to eradicate it, we don't want to use poison, do you have any suggestions other than manual removal. We always loved this plant until we have seen how robust and invasive it is in the bush. We live in Qld sunshine coast Australia. Thanks
  • msgailse Dec 22, 2008
    my devil's ivy leafs are turning yellow and dying off. how can I save it
  • msgailse Dec 22, 2008
    my devil's ivy leafs are turning yellow and dying off. how can I save it

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