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How to Prune a Silver Lace Vine

Silver lace vines are easy-growing vines that can thrive in locations from full sun to shade, as long as the soil is kept moist and provides the vine with enough nutrients. The vines are incredibly fast growers, which climb vigorously, growing more than 20 feet during each growing season and covering a lot of ground quickly. Because of the vigorous growth, silver lace vines require regular pruning to keep them in check.

Train vines into a desired shape during the first few years of growth. After a vine has been continuously cut back into a specific growth pattern, the vines will begin to grow into that pattern.

Cut off any suckers that you do not want to grow. Suckers will spring up from the base of the plant and generally grow vertically. Trim the suckers all the way back to the base.

  • Silver lace vines are easy-growing vines that can thrive in locations from full sun to shade, as long as the soil is kept moist and provides the vine with enough nutrients.

Remove any dead or diseased limbs from the vine. Limbs should also be removed if they are tangled around each other, if they are rubbing against each other or if they have visible damages, such as cuts or gashes.

Prune all limbs back to the healthy wood. Dead or diseased limbs will appear dark and unhealthy and the healthy wood will have some visible green.

Thin the ivy by removing some of the older, more mature limbs. Up to one-third of the limbs can be removed without any harm to the vine.

Do light pruning any time after the vine flowers. Dead limbs and suckers can be removed and limbs can be cut back if they get too long.

  • Remove any dead or diseased limbs from the vine.
  • Up to one-third of the limbs can be removed without any harm to the vine.

Cut the entire vine back to the ground to create new, vigorous growth in the coming season. This major pruning should be done in later winter or early spring during the vine’s dormant season.

Start Silver Lace Vine From Cuttings

Snip off a 6- to 8-inch healthy stem that has new growth. Simply pinch or cut them off. Fill a plant pot with a high quality, all-purpose and well-draining potting medium. Set the pot in a tray of water so the water seeps up the medium to moisten it. Make a hole for the cutting with a pen or pencil and plant it 1 1/2 inches deep. Do not tie or secure the plastic bag. Tug on the cutting in seven to 10 days, then every week thereafter. When you feel it resist, your silver vase vine has formed roots. However, to help your vine acclimate to the outdoors, set it outside for three or four hours the first day.

  • Cut the entire vine back to the ground to create new, vigorous growth in the coming season.
  • However, to help your vine acclimate to the outdoors, set it outside for three or four hours the first day.

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