Ivy | Swedish
Ivy | Swedish
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Swedish ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus), also known as Creeping Charlie, is a popular, easy-to-grow houseplant prized for its trailing habit and lush, glossy green foliage, often with scalloped edges.
Here's a more detailed overview:
Key Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Plectranthus verticillatus
- Common Names: Swedish Ivy, Creeping Charlie
- Family: Mint family (Lamiaceae)
- Origin: Native to southern Africa
- Growth Habit: Fast-growing, trailing, and prostrate
- Foliage: Glossy, green, slightly fleshy leaves with scalloped edges
- Flowers: Produces white or pale purple tubular flowers sporadically throughout the year
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Uses: Popular as a houseplant, especially in hanging baskets, and can be used as a groundcover in suitable climates
Care Tips:
- Light: Prefers bright, indirect light
- Watering: Water when the top inch of soil feels dry, but avoid letting the plant sit in water
- Temperature: Thrives in average temperatures
- Soil: Any good quality, well-drained potting mix
- Propagation: Easy to propagate from cuttings
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Pruning: Regular pruning encourages new growth and branching
Plants in picture will not be exact plant.

