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Posted By: sibyl devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 16th, 2007 at 02:44 PM
whats the diffrence between devils ivy and philodendruns???????or are they the same plant?

i have one and it looks like devils ivy, but it also looks like a philodendrun,
so now im confused,

dose anyone know the diffrence?
Posted By: Dixie Angel Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 16th, 2007 at 10:58 PM
Does this help you?

Pothos and Philodendron

Dianna
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 01:32 AM
ok heres my pics
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and this is cuttings in water
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Posted By: penny in ontario Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 01:39 AM
They look nice and healthy Sibyl!!
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 01:51 AM
thanks the ones in water have roots galor, it needs potted, i have other cuttings that need to be put in water, im gonna try to stop cutting it so it will grow long,
Posted By: sandy113 Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 03:57 AM
yes they do look good ms green thumb laugh wink grinnnn
Posted By: sandy113 Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 03:58 AM
how can i get my pictures on like u
Posted By: sandy113 Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 04:05 AM
help trying to post my pictures
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 09:46 AM
when i first put the cuttings in water they didnt have leaves like that grinnnn
Posted By: Triss Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 10:12 AM
Ok I have a question, when you cut the ends off, how does the area you cut from grow? Does it just grow another long line of stems and leaves or two? Or does it not grow from the cut? Does that make sense?

Your plants look awesome!
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 10:40 AM
thanks triss,

roots grow from the nods in water and new shoots grow from the nods out of water, ill see if i can get an up close pic for ya
Posted By: Triss Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Not the rooting parts, but the part you leave on the main plant. I have never cut mine cuz I dunno what they will do if I do cut them.
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 11:10 AM
opps


if you cut it, it will just grow another stem and leaves from a nod close to were you cut.
Posted By: Triss Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 11:22 AM
So just one stem then rather than two?
Posted By: Anonymous Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 12:12 PM
triss, i've had them grow one and i've had them branch. just depends on how/where you cut it and it's mood!
Posted By: Triss Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 12:28 PM
Well I guess I will try a stem and see what happens. Keep track of what I do cuz I really want them to branch out a bit and get fuller. Any tips on achieving that?
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 01:09 PM
i dont know how to cut them to make em branch out, like jiffy said sometimes they do and sometimes they dont

i took this cutting out of water its small but you can see its branching out, maybe the trick is to cut it were it has more than one nod there?
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Posted By: Triss Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 17th, 2007 at 01:37 PM
That makes a lot of sense. I will look at my plants tomorrow and see what I can find. I will post pics of what I cut.
Posted By: sandy113 Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 18th, 2007 at 02:48 AM
hello all i need more pothos plants
Posted By: Jillbc Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 18th, 2007 at 11:49 PM
Was your original question whether this was a pothos, devil's ivy, or a philodendron?

Your plants definately look like pothos to me. I usually detect the difference b/t pothos and philodendrons as the phil. having what appears to be "sharper" edges..more, um, angular. If you can see on your pothos, the edges are bit softer and more curvier.

Good luck on whoever is rooting their plant! I am trying to root a cutting from a marble pothos and it seems to be taking forever! I have to check now and make sure I have the nodes submerged in water!

Thanks!
Posted By: sibyl Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 19th, 2007 at 03:58 AM
Originally posted by Jillbc:
Was your original question whether this was a pothos, devil's ivy, or a philodendron?

laugh yep! thank you for ansering thumbup


the starters in my pic have been in the water for a few months, they do take awile to get started.
Posted By: Triss Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 19th, 2007 at 04:11 AM
Do they root faster if you just tuck a node under the soil with the momma plant and if so once it is rooted that way would you just snip the stem once the tucked in shoot starts to grow?
Posted By: plants 'n pots Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 19th, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Triss - I've had a pothos now since I lived in Alaska - 30 years now!

Usually each year around this time, it loses a bunch of leaves - I don't think it likes the dryness with the heater on. The stems get leggy, so I cut off the healthy tips and make sure to put at least one good node in the water. You can also put it in a pot, making sure it does not dry out. It doesn't have to go in with the mother plant, but can if you'd like to make it fuller. Mine have only put out a single new stem from where the ends were cut.

sibyl - I agree that your plant is a pothos.

Here are some cuttings that have been growing in a betta fish vase for about 1 1/2 years. The fish died last spring, but the cuttings are doing very well.

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Posted By: Anonymous Re: devils ivy/ philodendrons ? - January 19th, 2007 at 01:51 PM
Lynne,
Great plant. My mom had things growing in water like crazy... She never missed with the though wink

Mom used soil in the house only when necessary! She had all various potho. ivy, philodendrom (whichever) growing lots of places - over things and around things... and generally it led back to a pot of rooty water.

Thus my violet leaves for which I still have no solution.
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