Vine for a telephone pole
marshayeager
18 years ago
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Iris GW
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I don't think this is poison ivy but...
Comments (2)I agree, that is Kudzu....See MoreBlue sky vine - thunbergia battiscombei
Comments (9)I have several Blue Sky vines. 1) they grow and grow and grow and grow..... 2) Need sunshine. Lots of sun to bloom. I have two positioned under my grapefruit and oak tree along a fence. The goal is to have them cover the trellis that extends the length of my fence. It seems to be doing this exponentially. The vine has escaped the trellis and has crept into the grapefruit tree. It is now growing up to the top of the tree. I have to hack it back soon so it won't kill my tree. So, I have no blooms on the lower shadier part of the vine...but TONS where it snuck up to the top of the tree. I also (probably a dumb thing to do...) added a dark purple morning glory vine into the blend....so now I have two "out of control" vines within a small area. But, gorgeous intertwining blooms. It is absolutely stunning though. Needs lots of space to run free....See MoreWhat would you have done differently
Comments (7)I don't think the Thungergia is NEARLY as bad as wisteria, it just grows a whole lot bigger than the books and stuff I'd read indicated and I wish I'd known so I could have planted it in a better location. Don't think there are any runners anywhere, tho' it's wider at the base than it was, but I'd think that was reasonable after ten years or so. Others have taken it out because it starts blooming late and gets frosted, but in a mild winter I think it would bloom all winter long. (It may have, but I don't remember for sure.) But it is so beautiful, and full of bloom right now and has been blooming for months, just not so heavily. My neighbors have wisteria so I have to fight it all the time. Don't suppose I'll ever get rid of it, and like you say, Mike, it really takes over. It's lovely in bloom, but it's a much shorter bloom season....See MoreTraining beans up telephone pole
Comments (5)Dean, what I would do is to drive (4) 6" long spikes into the pole (each 90 degrees apart) a few inches above the bottom. Drive (4) matching spikes above them, as far up as you can reach (or as high as the vines will climb). For better support against strong winds, you might place an extra spike in the middle between each set. Drive the spikes in a couple inches, leaving about 4 inches sticking out. Tie strong strings between the spikes. You will end up with 4 vertical strings, equally spaced around the circumference. Because the strings stand out from the pole, the vines will be able to climb around them... and as the leaves begin to fill in the space, the pole should be completely covered. The spikes should last for years, you'd only need to change the string each year. Visualizing this makes me wish my telephone pole was abandoned!...See MoreIris GW
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