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Can anyone identify this vine?

8 years ago

Hi,

Does anyone have any insight as to what type of vine this might be... and the best way to get ride of it? It is a persistent bugger and is sprouting up from under the deck and at various spots.

We live in Ohio and just moved into this house. The house sat empty for a couple of years.The next door neighbor indicates that the backyard was covered in vines and weeds for years.

We emailed these pictures to the Ohio State University Extension office and they seem to think it is Virginia Creeper. From what I have looked at online, it doesn't appear to look similiar to Virgina Creeper. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated so much!

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

8 years ago

Trumpet vine, Campsis radicans. This vine is notorious for sending up shoots from its wide spreading root system. From personal experience, I will tell you it is very difficult to eradicate but be persistent :-) If you remove all the above ground growth as you see it emerge, it will eventually weaken and starve out the root system.

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macranthos
8 years ago
Looks more like Clematis virginiana.
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years ago
Could you take a close up pic of the entire plant?
K Buck
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks everyone for your input. Here are some closeups. This is a pretty good representation of what is sprouting up.

It does appear to look more like Trumpet Vine from the pictures. The photos i found online are beautiful when it flowers. I just wish it wasn't so close to the house. Can vines like this damage the foundation?
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
8 years ago
I'm going for Campsis radicans.
macranthos
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You're both right: I didn't look closely enough.
callirhoe123
8 years ago
Definately trumpet vine. It will grow through cement.

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