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For those without green thumbs, it’s often a mystery why some plants thrive and others shrivel away.
For Des and Allie Brennan of Protective Solutions Ltd in England, it’s become a very, very big mystery.
Bringing in a small potted ivy cutting in 2009, they merely wanted to brighten up the workspace. Now, more than 14 years later, the plant has grown to almost 600 feet long—sprouting new shoots that require pinning up across the office walls and ceiling nearly every day.
That's why ivy is called an invasive plant. It will grow over and take over everything, buildings and other structures included and choke space and other plants and trees to death.
That's why ivy is called an invasive plant. It will grow over and take over everything, buildings and other structures included and choke space and other plants and trees to death.
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Yup, I'm not surprised that a plant with a mission to take over the world could take over a mere office room.
That’s not an ivy, though, is it? It looks like a pothos to me.
I don't know what it is, that link wouldn't open for me so I didn't see the plant. I'm going by the quote from the article which says it's ivy.
I once had a pothos as a houseplant that grew up a wall and along log ceiling beams, it was around 150 feet long so I know they can get quite long too. It looked nice on the logs doubling back on itself in a zig-zag fashion across the ceiling. I don't think pothos will get as destructive as ivy does.
I don't know what it is, that link wouldn't open for me so I didn't see the plant. I'm going by the quote from the article which says it's ivy.
I once had a pothos as a houseplant that grew up a wall and along log ceiling beams, it was around 150 feet long so I know they can get quite long too. It looked nice on the logs doubling back on itself in a zig-zag fashion across the ceiling. I don't think pothos will get as destructive as ivy does.
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Yes that’s exactly what this is. They typically have them growing up the walls and ceilings like that in pizza restaurants for some reason.
You being unable to see the pic explains a lot, I was pretty surprised you didn’t correct the “ivy” statement!!
It must be in the perfect spot.
I purchased a 3 inch pot with like 2 sprigs of English Ivy, a plant I love and which I've never been able to grow, during my "COVID plant lady" phase.
It is now enormous!!!! and I even put it in a bigger pot (which was a big hassle, lemme tell you). I am going to keep it forever.
People at the garden center said 'do not move it from where it is, it loves it's location.' It always has new growth on it, too. Success!!! Finally!!! I had to brag.
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