Re: fancy ivy
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] fancy ivy
- From: N* S*
- Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:47:37 -0500
There is a mail-order place with extensive listings called Hedera Etc., at
P.O. Box 461, Lionville, PA 19353 (610) 970-9175 hedera@worldnet.att.net
Nancy S.
>I buy ivy from houseplant departments. You can usually get them in
>tiny pots for less than a dollar. For that price, the wholesalers
>don't bother keeping the names but they are usually distinctive
>enough that you can identify them from a book. If you're worried
>that they might not survive outside in your conditions, grow them big
>enough indoors so you can take a couple of cuttings for insurance
>before you plant them out.
>
>When I go to a different area of the country, or a different country,
>I take a quick look for ivies, and also I look through the
>"groundcover" section of nurseries. Something like fancy liriopes
>get sold as cheap groundcovers in warm sections of the country, and
>are considered choice plants (ie, more expensive) in colder areas.
>
>Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
>zone 8, Sunset zone 5 cool mediterranean climate (rainy winter, dry summer)
>
