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Boston Ivy
tim.louth
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Hi, I bought 2 Boston Ivy plants about 4 years ago. Both from the same garden centre and both supposedly the same type.
I planted them in the same soil/compost mix in planter troughs either side of my pergola.
Now, 4 years later, they have grown extremely well and cover 90% of the pergola.
The trouble is, they look like 2 differents plants. One is glossy and a lush green with leaves that are 'perky'. The other is not glossy, the leaves are matt and droopy and are starting to redden.
The matt, droopy one has grown a bit quicker and is denser than the glossy green one.
Can anyone shed any light on why they look so different and can anyone suggest ways to perk up the droopy one?
Many thanks.
Tim.
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could you you show us some photos of the plants and the site and tell us a big more about the situation
... which way it faces, prevailing winds, that sort of thing.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.