Well... I considered this and decided to give it another go. dibbit--Your information was not too much at all--thank you. I have divided shrubs and etc before--but just have never had one of this particular plant before and I had read someone's earlier post that her 'swamp jessamine' had lost all its leaves after she transplanted it. i wasn't sure if that was the same plant and it got me worried. I've been potting things up for years and haven't really had much trouble with transplant shock before--but I've never gardened in the south--so I just don't assume anything I already know is even close to correct. :) Anyhow-- I lifted her out of the container and set her down on some newspaper on the kitchen floor and I rolled her a little then pressed down on her sides and was happy to see things loosened up quite alot. So I started working the dirt out--and found there was more root than dirt--but-- happily she divided up into some pretty obvious clumps. Actually she not only made 2 plants--she is 4. 2 large sized ones, a medium and a little one. So I will be able to fill both my containers afterall and let her climb up both sides of the Arch trellis. I was thinking about all the above advice to only put one annual vine in the container with this one. The containers are quite big-- and I wasn't sure about that. But then I realized. I'm used to anual vines in the north--where it takes most of the summer just to get them to bloom a litle bit. You should have seen my poor morning glories in Fargo last year! I never did see the moonflower bloom. I suppose they will be a bit more vigorous here--so yes--I suppose I wouldn't want to overcrowd things. Well, my vine divisions are sitting in a big canner of water getting a little soaking and I'll pot them up in awhile. Thank you so much for all the help! I am really loving this weather! I love telling all my Wisconsin and Minnesota family and friends things like--I'm sitting outside barefoot --while we chat on the phone. Makes up for all the razzing I got last year when I lived in Fargo. Mary

Sattelite, if you don't want your carolina J, and nobody else wants it, I'd take it for Holy Comforter over in Ormewood. I have a trellis that needs something on it. I love coral honeysuckle. It's on my telephone pole (which I have permission to do!!) It grows at a more moderate rate, at least Blanche Sandiman does. It is rarely ever out of bloom, Hummers dig it the most, it's easy to cut back and doesn't go haywire. GGG

You didn't mention what type of fence you have. If you have chain link fence you can just guide the stem through the loops like weaving a basket. Gelsemium being a twining type vine, the growth heads toward the light source so it will require some assistance for a good period of time to lead it where you would like for it to climb. With a brick or concrete wall I would use a wooden trellis to give the vines something to follow. You can start training it by just twisting two or more stems at the same time around it's support. Remember all things respond in do time so show it who's the boss ;-] Ankrara's Hobby Corner

Well in zone 7 might be tuff but you could put it in a pot then put the pot in ground.When you getting your first freeze cut it back and pull pot out of ground plant and all put it in garage or place were frost wont hurt it till spring then place it back in ground.There are some passion that are pretty tuff but not sure about zone 7 it gets preety cold and they could freeze .Wisteria takes cold well .If you do pot in ground besure to get the pots with the lip it makes it easy to pull them up and move them.I will say passion are the neatest for butterflys its so neat to see them grow into butterflys.I feel like a caterpillar momma I baby them so.