red ivy

please can anyone tell me how to take cuttings
from a beautiful red ivy.?
what site it likes. also what is the growth rate?
i want it on a fence that gets lots of sun in summer,but none in winter.
thanks kathy3

 

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0702/climber_prop.asp

- the RHS is a fount of wisdom! :D

Ivy will grow well in pretty much any situation, but it grows best of all when it has plenty of moisture, it's not so keen on dry conditions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/3428.shtml

 

I would hazard a guess that your red ivy is not ivy but Virginia Creeper

If so - it grows fast, loves the sun and loses its leaves in the winter. Ivy retains its leaves throughout the winter as it is an evergreen

 

I'm with Hornbeam, def sounds more like V.Creeper. Very impressive at this time of year but bare in winter

 

the right name for red ivy is parthenocissus its japanese ivy :

 

Why didn't I think of that HB? D'uh!!

 

i might be a smart ass but still don't no how to take a cutting

 

do u

 

The link I gave at the start was about climbers in general......

 

If you look at the base of your creeper, there should be lots of 'runners', these should detach quite easily and should have roots already on them .....I have in the past pust these roots in water for a couple of days and then planted, with good results..... remember that the berries on VC are highly toxic... also our climate is extremely dry and hot for at least 8 months of the year and has never had any problems ..ours covers the cottage walls, grows like fury and has to be "trimmed" twice yearly M-L

 

thanks for that i will give that a go

 

hi dendrobium i will look for that whit van i will have ketle on ilove all kinds of garden work

 

:D

 

hi kathy3 sis her are you on

 

Do I gather we have another pair of sisters here?