Does Ivy Bloom? A Detailed Guide to the Blooming Period and Fertilization Methods

Ivy is a very beautiful plant. First of all, the leaves of ivy are very beautiful, and at the same time, the vines of ivy winding in 3 layers can also create some very enchanting postures, so growing ivy is something very suitable and willingly done by people who like a classical temperament. However, for a beauty like ivy, it would be even more perfect if it could bloom.

Does Ivy Bloom

Ivy is an evergreen vine plant, so it should be able to bloom. The blooming period is generally in autumn, and the blooming period is relatively long. Of course, if you are lucky, the blooming period will continue all the way to spring. When blooming, each inflorescence has one flower. The flowers are relatively small, white-green or pale yellow, with a faint fragrance. If you have a pot of ivy at home that has been grown for several years and tied upright, when it blooms, the flowers are distributed from top to bottom, about 5~40 flowers, and it is extremely beautiful.

How to Fertilize Ivy

1. Fertilization method

For ivy, choose soil containing humus mixed with river sand to make the potting soil. During the vigorous growth period, apply liquid fertilizer once every half month. In both summer and winter, there is no need to fertilize ivy. Avoid using too much nitrogen fertilizer, otherwise it is very easy to make the patterns on the leaves fade. When fertilizing, do not let it touch the leaves, to avoid damaging the leaves.

2. Daily care to go with fertilization

The growth of ivy needs a warm environment. Generally, a temperature of around 20 degrees is most suitable. Maintain a constant temperature and avoid high-temperature situations. When growing it indoors, pay attention to ensuring ventilation. In winter, maintain a temperature above 10 degrees. Plant growth cannot be separated from light, and ivy also needs a certain amount of light. Short periods of growth without light are also acceptable, but they cannot last too long, otherwise it is easy to cause the plant's colors to become dull, affecting its beauty and growth. In spring and autumn, as much as possible in the morning and evening, let ivy come into contact with more light. This can make it grow more healthily and robustly, with more vivid colors.

How to Shape Ivy

1. Ivy hanging-style bonsai

This kind of bonsai usually needs to be cultivated for 4~6 years. You can prune the branches and leaves according to your own aesthetic concept. For the hanging-style branches, it is obvious that the branches extend toward one side of the pot. Carry out pinching every spring to promote branching, properly thin out overly dense branches, and try to ensure that 5~10 branches hang downward. When pruning, deliberately lean the branches to one side. The hanging style is still very simple.

2. Ivy single-trunk-style bonsai

The branches of ivy are soft and generally difficult to grow upright. To create a single-trunk-style bonsai takes time and labor, and generally only 7~8 years can complete it. Generally choose a hexagonal or octagonal upright purple clay pot, plant 2~3-year-old seedlings in the pot, and let ivy grow attached to it. When the branches grow to 20~30 cm, pinch them to promote branching. In short, during the growth period, you must constantly pinch, keep the thick and remove the weak, repot once every 2~3 years, and after the plant has grown for 5~6 years, you can basically begin shaping it.

3. Ivy attached-wood bonsai

Choose a rectangular purple clay pot 40~50 cm long, then select a dead tree stump 60~70 cm high with good shape, posture, and color, and plant it at the rear left side of the pot, with the longer dead branches extending toward the right side of the pot. Plant 4~6-year-old ivy in front of the dead tree stump, wrap the branches around the trunk and branches of the stump, and carefully maintain it.

4. Ivy attached-pillar-style bonsai

Canary ivy can be used to make attached-pillar-style bonsai. You can choose a tall signed pot with a diameter of 25~35 cm and a height of 30~40 cm.

Plant a brown pillar about 1 m high in the pot, plant ivy around the pillar on all sides, and tie the ivy's shoots to the pillar with silk thread, so that it grows along it.

5. Ivy flower-basket-style bonsai

There is also a relatively beautiful one. Choose a solid-color flower pot, plant vines on both sides of the pot, connect the upper parts into a circle, and slowly let the ivy grow around the vines. It will soon form a circle. Prune on time to ensure a beautiful shape, and that is fine.

How to Water Ivy

1. According to the season

During the growing season of ivy, water frequently, and stick to the principle of watering when dry and keeping it moist when wet. When watering, be sure to water thoroughly, but do not let water accumulate in the potting soil, otherwise it will cause ivy root rot and leaf drop. In addition, when the weather is dry, you can use clean water to wash the leaves, which both keeps the leaf surface bright and clean and increases air humidity. In winter, ivy's growth and metabolism are slower, so appropriately control watering and just keep the potting soil slightly moist.

2. According to the material of the flower pot

For ivy, plastic pots and clay tile pots are usually chosen. Under the same soil conditions, the water evaporation the two get is different. Plastic pots evaporate water more slowly, so the watering interval for ivy grown in plastic pots should be longer. Usually, ivy grown in plastic pots can be watered once every 4-6 days, while for clay tile pots, water once every 2-4 days.

3. According to the growth condition

Whether the water is sufficient is best explained by the growth condition of ivy. 1~2 days after watering, observe the growth condition of the plant. If the leaves are deep green with no abnormality, do not water for the time being. If the plant wilts and yellow leaves appear, it may be due to overwatering, and it needs to be removed from the pot in time. Secondly, you can also check according to the condition of the potting soil by inserting a wooden chopstick into the soil to check whether the bottom layer of the potting soil is short of water. If more wet soil sticks to the chopstick, the plant is not short of water; otherwise, replenish water in time.

Ivy truly does not disappoint expectations and can produce very beautiful flowers, so people who grow ivy must be very happy people. They can enjoy the leaves in seasons when it does not bloom, and at the same time, in the blooming season, watch the flowers fluttering in the wind along with the leaves.