Diana..I've bought from this seller on Ebay several times the last three years..His plants are healthy, and very affordable. http://cgi.ebay.com/House-Plant-Grape-Ivy-Oak-Ivy-lg-/350465229162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0amp;hash=item51995b016a I bought a Grape Ivy from him three years ago..Here's what it looked like Jan 1, 2011. Grape Ivy is fast-growing. Good luck, Toni

I too am EXTREMELY SENSITIVE to poison ivy and recently broke out in a similar rash after being careless while propagating my all time favorite plant, the philodendron micans. I also suspected that had to be it so I took a fresh cutting and dabbed the sap several times in my arm and didn't wash off for a few hours. Somewhere between 12 & 24 hours later, I started feeling that familiar itch and watched as my test patch gradually spread out the size of a dime and rose up with the little tiny bubble pattern I'm used to seeing with poison ivy rash. THIS SUCKS! I'm in the middle of battling it right now and in my research found this helpful article. I also read another helpful tip that said the sap from these plants can somehow penetrate through standard medical gloves so thicker gardening type gloves should be used when propagating and caution should also be taken when refreshing propagation water. I plant to purchase some thick, SOLID rubber gloves that can easily be thoroughly washed. NOT those gardening gloves that have a breathable section at the back of the hand and wrists! You should also clean the tools you use and the work area. Rubbing alcohol AT LEAST 70% grade is known to be effective for cleaning tools that have come in contact with poison ivy so I plan on implementing that. As well as never shortcutting again by taking rushed cuttings and not doing the basics like laying out a protective mat and immediately washing my hands afterwards. I lazily let my NUMEROUS cuttings drop to the floor (CARPET!) and I know I didn't wash my hands right away like I normally do. A couple hours later I laid on this floor in a tank top and got a mild rash a day later across my upper back and shoulder area as well as my ear lobes which I believe is from handling my earbuds right after propagating my favorite plant. PLEASE MAKE MY PAIN WORTH IT AND LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU... PUH-LEAZE!

I do impatiens all the time in softened well water. I currently have about a dozen cuttings that I took about a month or so ago, with nice long healthy white roots. I don't change the water at all, just add more when it's low. Maybe that's the difference? I use a piece of clear tape across the tops of my bottles to keep them from falling in; I don't think the aluminum foil would make a difference, though. I don't fertilize them until they are planted, and even then I hold off for a few weeks. Good luck to you :-) cantstop

That plant is known as German Ivy. Makes great filler in outdoor baskets here in central Wisconsin. Grows like a weed and will overwhelm the other slower growing stuff if you don't keep pinching it back. Thrives in a lot of shade but will take some sun, too. At least up here in the North. Roots very, very easily. So I find it quite useful around my sun-challenged yard. Also. it's a nice medium, darkest green when grown in shade.