Among the large number of indoor plants one of the most popular is the evergreen vine with the unusual name Canary ivy.
Homeland ivy are subtropical areas of most continents, but with proper care the plant will feel great in the indoor environment.
- Description
- Growing conditions
- Temperature
- Air humidity
- Lighting
- The soil
- Care
- Watering
- Top dressing
- Pruning
- Diseases and pests
Description
Room canary ivy (Hedera canariensis) is a large-leaved evergreen vine, which differs from its “older brother” of ordinary ivy by brown young shoots and leaves, which are mostly whole. 
The length of an adult leaf plate can reach 12 centimeters, and during rubbing a heady nutmeg aroma is felt.
Ivy creepers are very common houseplants, but their attractive appearance is the result of careful care of them.
Growing conditions
Ivy is a relatively unpretentious plant, but if you do not follow certain rules, the indoor vine will look sloppy, and young shoots can often hurt.
One of the most important factors for the favorable growth of ivy is the humidity of the room. 
Temperature
Hedera canariensis is not very whimsical to environmental changes and can adapt to almost any conditions. It is enough to follow a simple rule: the higher the temperature, the higher the humidity of the room.
Air humidity
Indoor vine grows well in high humidity. In spring and summer, it is worth daily to spray the leaves with clean water, and in winter, spraying can be reduced to 1 time per week depending on the air temperature. 
If in summer you need to leave a flower for a couple of days, you need to lay wet pebbles under the pot.In such conditions, ivy can do without additional watering. At low humidity, the tips of the leaves will dry.
Lighting
Canary ivy is a light-loving culture, but in order to maintain the saturation of the color of the leaves, you should avoid direct sunlight. Support for creepers should be placed in a spacious bright place. With a lack of light, the shoots are irregular in shape and size, and the stems are bent.
The soil
Peat mix or clay soil is ideal as a filler for a pot, which can be purchased at any nearby agricultural store. You can also use a peat pot as your first ivy home.
Care
If a houseplant grows well, then the owner is properly caring for his flower. Liana does not require special care, however, subject to simple rules, indoor ivy will grow faster and more abundantly. 
Watering
Canary ivy loves moisture, but if you overdo it, bright green leaves can lose their color. Watering is 2-3 times a week in the warm season and once a week - in the cold.
Watering is carried out with clean water at room temperature, so as not to injure the root system. For the scarce daily spraying in the heat of the plant will be very grateful. If in the winter the shoots of the vines have turned yellow, it is worth reducing the number of waterings.
Top dressing
Ivy does not need constant additional feeding, but during the growth period it is possible to help the vine grow with the help of fertilizers for house plants. 
It is necessary to carry out such feeding not more than once every 3 weeks, taking into account the rules of breeding and proportions specified by the manufacturer.
Pruning
An important role in the care of Canary ivy at home is played by proper and timely pruning. Ivy must be constantly cut, forming its appearance.
If you do not regularly monitor its growth and development, the vines will look carelessly, and the shoots will “scatter” in different directions.
Diseases and pests
The red spider mite is the most terrible enemy of the Canarian liana.Insects of this species infect the plant stem, disrupting the circulation of microorganisms, and leave shapeless gray, less often brown spots. 
The mite infects the flower in case of too dry air, therefore the main precautionary measure is the regular spraying of ivy leaves and stalks.
If, however, the plant is affected, the leaves and stems of the vines should be washed with a concentrated soap solution, and then treated with "Fitoderm" or another insect-acaricide with a broad spectrum of action.
Also, the plant sometimes affects the common spider mite, which lives on the back of the leaves or young shoots.
On the face plate of the diseased leaf, yellowish spots and dots appear, and with a strong lesion a thin cobweb, resembling down, may appear at the base of the leaves.
For the most effective fight against spider mites, the plant must be sprayed several times with “Piretrum” diluted in water. The interval between procedures should be 7-10 days. 
In spring and summer vines can be an excellent profit for the common aphid. Aphids are a group insect living with entire families on the back of a leaf.Affected leaves turn yellow and curl, losing juice.
To combat aphids, the plant must be treated with a solution of green soap or any insect acaricide, which can be purchased at the store.
