Young plants do not bloom
Only when the ivy has reached its age does it begin to bloom. This is the case when the plant is more than ten years old. Young plants form only tendrils and do not bloom.
also read
- Saving ivy - first aid for problems with ivy
- Growing ivy yourself - this is how you propagate ivy yourself
- When is the best time to propagate ivy?
Ivy blooms in autumn
Ivy, unlike most native plants, does not begin to bloom until September. The umbel-like flowers, which consist of up to 20 individual flowers, appear until October. Because of its late flowering period, flowering ivy is a good source of food for bees, hoverflies, wasps and other insects that find little food in the fall.
In the following spring, the flowers develop into fruits containing seeds. The fruits are strong poisonous and must not be consumed under any circumstances. Therefore, flowering ivy plants should not be grown where children and pets live.
From the fruits can be Offshoots from ivy draw. The seeds must be stratified before they can be sown. They are put in a plastic bag with some sand and stored in the refrigerator for several weeks. However, freshly harvested seeds often germinate if they are sown immediately. It just must not dry out under any circumstances.
Tips
You can get upright ivy that does not climb from the age form of the ivy multiply. It then forms compact bushes that, depending on the variety, have abundant flowers.