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Gitagal wrote:
Swedish Ivy cuttings do best planted directly in the soil. The will root in water--but do it sooner and better in soil.

Put bunches of 3 in each forger-hole. This makes a nice, full plant. I have written this before--
but here are the suggested amounts. Hanging baskets--I presume...

4" pot---3 bunches of three cuttings (the small pot would be for starter plants.)
6" pot---5 " " " "
8" pot---7 " " " "
10" pot 9-11 " " "

You can start Swedish Ivy fresh each year by cutting back the longer stems of older ones and starting
them in a new pot. This will also cause the original plant (HB) to re-grow fuller.
I have found that after about three years--it can be too root-bound and needs to be propagated on.

Take it outside for the summer and hang it somewhere in filtered sunlight. It will thank you!