Ivy

Ivy is a plant, used for increasing hospital attractiveness. It was made available to all players on 24th June 2021, as part of the Summer 2021 Items.

Appearance
A wooden frame holds up a brown wooden trellis, at the base of which is a long rectangular terracotta plant bed with two ridged bands, one around the centre, one around the base. From this bed, three trails of green ivy are growing up the entire height.

Function
A decorative item, Ivy increases hospital attractiveness in a small radius.

Maintenance
The Ivy's maintenance gauge will fall over time. When the gauge falls to 50%, the Ivy will visibly wilt, and its attractiveness effect will almost disappear. If it is allowed to fall to 25%, the attractiveness effect will be gone. Below 10%, a negative attractiveness effect will be generated instead.

When placed in close proximity to a heat source, such as a radiator, a Ivy's maintenance gauge will fall more quickly.

Janitors are tasked with watering Ivys, although also capable of doing so are other staff members with the Green Fingers trait. When the maintenance gauge reaches 50%, a janitor will be called automatically. Before this, the player may call a janitor to the Ivy manually by pressing the appropriate button.

Room
The Ivy can be placed in every room except Surgery, for reasons of sterility.

Staff
The following Staff is required to water the Ivy:

Alternatively, any staff member with the Green Fingers trait will water plants in the room where they are working.