What is the Swedish Ivy?

Swedish Ivy, known to botanists like PlecTranthus Australis , is the end vine in the Mint family. It was popularized as a houseplant and was particularly common in the home decoration of the 1960s and 1970s. The Swedish ivy is considered to be somewhat old -fashioned in some areas of the world, it is still available for use as house plants and can also be grown in the garden. Nursery can be carried by seedlings and people can also promote them from cuttings. Cuts usually rooted very easily and many people with existing mature plants have some cuttings to be saved. The leaves are small, with combs. Small tubular flowers will be made by healthy plants. On the left that is not shaped, the Swedish ivy tends to get a very lengthy, but can be gripped back to encourage a fuller, more bushing growth habit more of branches than end stems. You can use the tight sections of new seedlings or discarded.

Despite the name, the Swedish Ivy is not a real ivy. It is in the unrelated family of plants and acquires the name of the end growth habit rather than from a biological relationship. Swedish Ivy does not cure walls and other plants by giving roots and not causing damage that many people associate with Ivy plants. This is also not Swedish; As the botanical name suggests, it is originally from Australia and is adapted to very warm climate conditions, unlike the Swedish climate.

In the garden, the Swedish ivy can be grown in containers or baskets or directly in the country where it echoes and creates an excellent ground box office. The plant needs clay humid soil and full sun. The Ministry of Agriculture in the USA (USDA) are usually suitable for this race. Swedish Ivy has a weak smell, betraying her relationship with other coins and can be as pleasant as planting, boundary or edge.

In the interior, this plant needs bright, indirect light. Can do it very well hanging ledE windows and should not be placed in a gem, dry or unusually hot area of ​​the house. It is good to rotate the pot or basket of the Swedish ivy to stimulate the plant to grow evenly, because houseplants tend to develop a shaken appearance unless all sides are in light baths. Some of the end stems may break away if the plant is processed roughly, but the plant will recover.