December 23, 2024

VIDEO: Growing English Ivy (Hedera Helix) as a Houseplant


The mental image of a lush, green plant overtaking the old brick wall of a centuries-old cottage is enough to make any gardener start a new English ivy plant in their home.

English ivy is a fantastic climber, using its tiny roots to grab on to any surface. It can be used to cover any surface you desire.

Of course, it can be dangerous to grow English ivy outdoors as it is invasive in many regions. But as a houseplant, hedera helix is one of the easiest to care for.

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27 thoughts on “VIDEO: Growing English Ivy (Hedera Helix) as a Houseplant

  1. hey! Thanks for sharing your tips. My variegated English ivy has been droopy and limp (not yellow like you described as overwatered). I live in Singapore so we have a pretty warm and humid weather. The English ivy’s droopy leaves are driving me crazy! It’s currently hanging on my window and getting a fair share of filtered bright light. How can I save it!? 🙁

  2. hiii, i recently became a plant owner, and the hedera ivy was the first plant i got! i've had it for maybe 2-3 weeks now, & i do not know the reason why it is wilting. a few stems have fallen off & and it appears to be wilting now as a handle of leafs are drooping. what could be the reason for my wilting ivy?:(

  3. my variegated ivy turned black from the edges inward… not even yellow or brown but black 🙁
    didn't see any yellowing on the stem but the branch did dried out and the leaves too eventually turned to crisp… checked the roots and they seemed ok? i could be wrong. granted i live in a tropical land so could it be the sun and not overwatering?

  4. Do you train the vines to go where you want them to or are they simply going to do whatever they want? I have a variegated English Ivy and want the cascading effect, but some of my vines are climbing upwards. Will they start falling when they get too heavy?

  5. This is the perfect video. I’m graduating in a month and my university has these ivy plants all around campus, so I was going to take a cutting on my graduation and propagate them in pots at home next to my degree hahaha! It’ll be like a cute memento

  6. In my area is SUPER invasive. In my neighborhood there’s AT LEAST 5 front yards that are infested with ivy. At the moment I’m rooting some ivy cuttings to keep as indoor plants and I have to say they are very slow to root

  7. Thank you for explaining how bad it is outdoors before teaching how to grow it. It really is a treacherous plant when it comes to the outdoors. I just pulled a bunch of English Ivy that was webbing all around my strawberry patch and was about to climb my grapes.

  8. Birds eat the berries because they’re a good source of fat for them, if you want to feed birds on your area providing them peanuts are a great alternative to invasive plants like ivy. Either get roasted no salt no sugar store bought peanuts or look for peanuts in a bird feed store/hardware store.

  9. I know this is an old, old video however English Ivy and the varieties don't need a particular soil. They really adapt and grow their tails off. Indoors obviously you cannot overwater. Fascinating because yes I see them in the yard is outdoors plenty of water is not a problem. I've seen it rain and rain and they grow and grow. Indoors of course that is the kiss of doom to overwater it like most houseplants stuck in pots.

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