I bought my SVI in April of this year. It has been beautiful and happy planted in a large planter where it spill over onto the floor. It has been in the same spot on my rear patio since I got it. I thought it was happy. Morning sun only. I live on the east coast about 1 hour north of Palm Beach. Lately it has dropped leaves, tons of leaves, but stays upright. I have trimmed the bottom so it does not touch the floor... But it looks like it's going bald! I have no Idea what to do as I do not want to lose it. Can anyone help me with this ?
Please help me save my Swedish Variegated Ivy!
I posted this on another forum a couple of days ago on DG. No one has answered. I am noticing that my plant is going fast. Is there another place I can post to get a quick answer?
I checked, and the other forum you posted in is the "ask a gardener" forum. That one is not a regular forum, it's a special one where every couple weeks they'll choose a few questions to answer in an article, but because they're trying to choose questions to answer in an article, other people aren't able to reply to your message. So when there's an immediate need to fix a problem, it's better to start in a forum like this one where people can reply to you right away.
It would help if you could post some pictures, but my initial guess would be too much water--overwatering is one of the most common problems that people have with houseplants and losing leaves can be a symptom of that. I'd try sticking your finger down a couple inches into the soil and see how it feels--if it's really wet then it is too much watering. Also, does your pot have a drainage hole? If not then that makes it really easy to overwater. Or if you have it sitting in a saucer, you need to empty the excess water out of the saucer after watering rather than leaving it sit there.
Thank you for your reply.
Yes, it is wet, and Yes it has a drain hole. It sits on my patio and it's raining quite a bit here now. Should I re-pot it in drier soil? it is less than half the size it used to be, bald with brown stems and leaves. I really don;t want to lose it.
If the soil is sopping wet and has been for a while then it would be best to repot into fresh soil. Sounds like Mother Nature may be overwatering it for you, so I'd suggest if you have really rainy spells in the future either bring it inside or put it under an overhang. And if you've got a saucer under it to catch water I'd get rid of that when it's raining (or else make sure you empty it frequently)
You could root a few cuttings from the good parts of the plant.
I would agree that it is too wet.
I cut it back dramatically and am hoping to get a few root cuttings. It has dried out because it was not sopping wet, just very moist. No saucer, it never had one. I am believing it is not just over water. I am watching it though.
Thanks for the feedback
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