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title: "Anything to know about English ivy in a basement ?"
description: "Anything to know about English ivy in a basement ?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/658f435a47dc7c41884d215e"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jp"
published: "2023-12-29T22:08:26.904Z"
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# Anything to know about English ivy in a basement ?

_Posted by Jp on 2023-12-29_

Anything to know about English ivy in a basement ?

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## 4 comments

### Plant Father commented on 2023-12-30

ivy can tolerate snow and freezing temperatures no problem. the lack of light would be my biggest concern here, english ivy require a ton of light to thrive indoors

### Sunny commented on 2023-12-30

I would add a grow light and move the plants to a location where the light can get to most of the leaves. This would ensure a more uniform growth of the plant and less dropped leaves.

### Jp commented on 2023-12-30

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#### Plants are friends replied on 2023-12-30

I wouldn’t have English ivy on a wall, they will cling on to the walls and suck the moisture out of the wall. Look at the damage it does to the houses and trees they climb over

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