Oh, if you get the name of them, please pass it along.
"mastal" wrote in message
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: Please, please don't plant english ivy! It really will take over!
: That said, there are other ivies that are quite well behaved and are
: easy to maintain. I have one that I bought at the grocery store years ago,
: in the floral department. It's gradually spreading but is quite easy to
keep
: in bounds. I don't know the variety, but it has light green and white
: varigated leaves, and the leaves are smaller than those on english ivy.
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: Martha Stallmann
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: "Jo" wrote in message
: om...
: I am thinking of something similar, but wondering if I grow it in
: containers
: and cut back continually can it be controlled?
: I have several ivy's in small containers in my house and they have
stayed
: small, not sure if it is because of no room for roots to grow.
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: "Jason Jones" wrote in message
: m...
: : I'm looking to use it as a ground cover. It got to be better than the
: : existing poison ivy and poison oak.
: :
: : Thanks
: :
: : "Will Cook" wrote in message
: : ...
: : English Ivy is a noxious weed around here -- once it gets
established
: it
: : smothers everything and is extremely difficult to get rid of. If
it's
: : allowed to grow up trees it will seed and be spread by birds to
: : undisturbed woodlands. It works well as a ground cover, but if
you're
: : interested in gardening or growing wildlowers in the future, you'll
: regret
: : it. Please be be kind to your neighbors (and future generations) and
: : consider pulling it up now while you have the chance.
: :
: : Here's some more information about the problems English Ivy causes
and
: how
: : to get rid of it:
: :
http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/hehe1.htm
: :
http://www.noivyleague.com/
: :
: : Jason Jones wrote:
: : I've planted some English Ivy in the semi shady part of my yard.
: Every
: : other vine (poison ivy, honeysuckle) has done well in the same
area.
: :
: : I expected the ivy to branch and cover the ground, but its done
very
: : little.
: :
: : Help?
: :
: : JJ
: :
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: : Charles W. "Will" Cook w 919-660-7423
: :
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook
: : Box 90340, Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708
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