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title: "Common Ivy Help Please! My common ivy seems to have trouble…"
description: "Common Ivy Help Please! My common ivy seems to have trouble maintaining leaves. It sprouts new leaves but the new leaves would die off quite quickly. The stems…"
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author: "Tai"
published: "2026-07-12T06:24:03.346751Z"
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# Common Ivy Help Please! My common ivy seems to have trouble…

_Posted by Tai on 2026-07-12_

Common Ivy Help Please!

My common ivy seems to have trouble maintaining leaves. It sprouts new leaves but the new leaves would die off quite quickly.

The stems now look a bit sorry for itself, so any advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance!

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## 11 comments

### Plantified commented on 2026-07-12

Have you given it fertilizer? I wonder if trimming it back would help it? Then it could concentrate its energy on a smaller area to replenish? I’m no pro just guessing.

#### Tai replied on 2026-07-13

Thanks. I’ll give this a go

### Sarah commented on 2026-07-12

How long have you had it? I say not enough light. How far is a window?

#### Tai replied on 2026-07-13

I’ve had it 3 years. It’s about 4 feet from the window.

#### Sarah replied on 2026-07-16

Try more light

#### Plantified replied on 2026-07-20

I keep mine much further away from the window. It’s in the center of the house where it has bright, indirect light. It does like to be misted as well. I’m still thinking fertilizer will help. And trimming it back so it can bulk up instead of getting more leggy. As someone suggested cut it back thoughtfully so you can propagate!! BTW Ivy is a difficult plant so don’t be hard on yourself! Good luck. 🍀 🪴 😊

#### Plantified replied on 2026-07-20

I meant to say it’s in a middle spot wher it gets morning light then afternoon light. Seems happy so far.

#### Sarah replied on 2026-07-23

Your zone and lighting matter. Four feet back is never going to be enough with my not-South-facing windows in New Hampshire.

### JR commented on 2026-07-12

For now you may want to back off on watering. The more “sparse” the plant is, the less it will be using the water

### JR commented on 2026-07-12

You can propagate what you trim off. The plant should have well draining soil. But it also likes to stay moist but not waterlogged. Bright indirect light

### Plantz commented on 2026-07-17

Pot looks too big and maybe root rot?

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