Trumpet Vine questions
Oakley
14 years ago
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Nell Jean
14 years agoOakley
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Hi All! Trumpet Vine question
Comments (19)Well, i beg to differ- when cross vine is happy it's pretty thuggy about spreading all over, just as carolina jessamine and autumn clematis can be. I have all 3 (+ trumpet vine, too) popping up all over the place. But it is evergreen and in the winter the leaves turn reddish, so it's pretty. I'd get tangerine cross or a newer hybrid, because the native one likes to climb to the tops the trees before it blooms. It won't bloom unless it's tall tall. We are lucky- our lot slopes sharply, so we actually can see the blooms from our deck starting at about deck height and going to about 40' higher about 120' away. I think you're really smart to steer clear of trumpet vine. I struggle with it all over the place- it's an absolute nightmare. I do let it go up into our 1 giant mimosa (that was here when we bought- i wouldn't plant one and we can mow around this one), and the hummers and butterflies love the combo of the trumpet vine and mimosa flowers. If that mim goes, so will the vine- i don't have any other trees i'd let it take over. They are both flowering in the crown, about 40-45' high. I know, mims aren't normally that tall. This one is- it grew in among shade and big trees and i guess had to get tall to get light. It's trunks are also massive, so it's quite old and amazingly, it appears to be healthy. We cut every last other one off our prop as did our neighbors....See MoreTomato and Trumpet Vine question
Comments (3)Re. the tomato... Well, it should be pretty easy to tell. Is the new little plant growing from the old plant, assuming it was not removed from the pot? If so, then it survived the winter outdoors... which is extremely unlikely in your/our climate. (Note: Tomatoes are perennial plants but only act as such in much warmer climates.) More likely, if is actually a tomato, it is a seedling from a seed from a fruit that rotted on the plant and fell into the pot....See MoreTrumpet Vine Question
Comments (2)I think you can be certain it will come back if there are still roots in the ground. Roundup is good to spray on any vines you see - it will kill them in about a week....See Moretrumpet creeper &/or trumpet vine ???
Comments (7)Campsis radican 'Flava' is the most widely available yellow flowered sort. Mention of the trumpet vine, or trumpet creeper usually brings a storm of comment, because it is so vigorous and invasive. I had a 'Madame Galen' on the chimney before we put an addition just there and had to cut the vine down. Its seedlings are on the property and so deeply rooted that I will always have them. 'Jersey Peach' grows on the pool deck fence and I am gathering and destroying every seed pod before they open. The sort you have is growing very slowly in considerable shade on an out-building I built and may, eventually get into more sun on the roof. Then it may finally bloom and make seed pods for me to chase. I ordered another 'M. Galen' for a rather wild spot and a 'Morning Calm, also growing too slowly in a shady place. Beautiful vines that bloom for a long time, are too vigorous and constantly drop spent flowers in a great mess. A great favorite of hummingbirds....See Moretoken28001
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