In article ,
jim wrote:
Once upon a time we had a pretty little indoor ivy with a dainty variegated
leaf.We would feed and water it and train it up a short cane so that it made
an interesting feature on a sunny window-sill. ... In
desperation we painted each leaf with a glyphosate-type gel and waited until
it reached the roots which would then obligingly die leaving a useful
compost. Ah! but the ivy cannot read the instructions on the jar, can it ?
...
Ivy grows on derelict buildings and dead trees everywhere - and that's
where it should stay.

Ivy doesn't read newsgroups, either :-)

I am a bit surprised by your posting, as ivy normally takes a LONG time
to reach 9" in diameter, and I hadn't heard that the variegated forms
regress to the dark green ones.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.