A fast-growing vine, devil's ivy is a climber whose length depends on whether it’s outdoor or indoors, plants typically range from 6 to 8 feet in length if left un-pruned. The vine produces waxy, heart-shaped foliage variegated with bright yellow and green, and once again, the size of the leaves depends on where the plant is cultivated. Indoors, the leaves may reach about 4 inches in length, although leaves on outdoor plants can grow up to 30 inches long.
If you're growing it in containers, an all-purpose, peaty potting mix that drains well is adequate for proper growth.
Handy Growing Tips:
Devil’s ivy grows well in partial to full shade outdoors, but growth slows when it's planted in deep shade and the foliage loses its variegation, turning mostly green. If you're growing the plant indoors, situate it in an area that receives filtered sunlight or bright artificial light.
Feeding
No worries if you forget about fertilizing devil’s ivy because it isn’t a heavy feeder, and its growth probably won’t skip a beat. However, you can feed both indoor and outdoor plants with a general-purpose liquid houseplant fertilizer. An application or two through the growing season should be sufficient. Always follow label directions for application instructions and the specific amount to use.
Water Requirements- do not over water me
Devil’s ivy is highly drought-tolerant, so don’t fret if your note to yourself to water the plants slips your mind for several weeks. While the plant is actively growing, water houseplants deeply – until it runs from the bottom drainage holes – approximately once a week or when the top inch or two of soil feels dry. During winter, cut back on watering to about once every other week. Watering outdoor plants once a week is sufficient but reduce the frequency to once every two weeks in winter.
If you have heating units or air-conditioners, it is best to avoid placing plants underneath or next to them. This is because of the air blowing out from these units can be extremely hot or cold which can leave a healthy plant burnt, damaged and stressed.
We recommend the Australian made Munash Organics soil food & foliage spray or The Plant Runner Plant Food or neem oil to keep you plants happy and healthy!
Plant Shipping - WE CANNOT SHIP PLANTS OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA!!!
- Flat Rate $20 shipping for plants within Australia, this for example would cover say 2 x 130mm plants that we bare root and can fit in a small satchel. Note, for much bigger plants we may need to charge a little more than the $20 and this would be on a case-by-case basis with our aim to ship for the least amount possible. You may choose to cancel the order should shipping not be acceptable to you.
Please select $20 Plant Shipping at checkout.
Note: Plants shipped to mainland Australia will arrive bare rooted.
We CAN NOT ship plants to WA.
*Disclaimer: We pack our gorgeous plants for shipment extremely carefully, however we do ask that you keep in mind that once they leave our store, we cannot guarantee how carefully they are handled in transit. We cannot guarantee they have been sung to or talked to by the postmen!
So, if a leaf is a little bent, bruised or maybe a small stem broken off, we cannot control this. If by some chance your plant did not arrive alive, never fear, we have got you covered just email our customer service team hobart@thespottedquoll.com.au and we will either replace the plants pronto or refund you.