Texas Gardening: Cardinal climber, 0 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
You woke up this morning with a lot of energy! lol Did you dream about all those vines and how to control them last night? I've done that, felt like I was awake all night with my mind racing about what to plant, move, trim, throw out etc.

My Mexican Flame Vine did that last year. It didn't flower until quite a bit later in the summer, then it full of blooms. It grew really thick and I'd have to even cut back some of it that was trying to grow out across the ground. Mine is a darker green than my other vines, but my soil usually makes things light green.

I have a couple of moonvines growing this year too. I got disgusted at mine year before last because it grew so big and no blooms, so I didn't plant any last year and missed it. I told it that it was fixing to be gone, and then it started blooming. lol (I always say, just threaten them) It didn't bloom until late summer either, so don't worry about it being so slow growing. It's got plenty of time to thicken up.

I also have Hyacinth beans, white and purple. Grasshoppers are chomping on them tho so it's taking them a while to get some height on them. I've got a small Chain of Love vine that has only grown about 6 inches so far. I'm not sure what's up with that one. I got it from a lady who was selling plants she had potted at her garage sale. It did come back so there is hope.

A neighbor behind the neighbor beside me built a deck for his above ground swimming pool. That was ok when it was just kids jumping, but he sat lawn chairs up there and could just sit and watch us in our yard. So I made a lattice top to the fence, 8 x 2 and nailed small boards across it and then some up and down for stability. Then we sat it on the top rail of the fence (not the top of the actual fence) and attached it. It blocks him and gave me something for vines.

I have a passionvine that has reached it, so I'm hoping it will cover part of it. 8ft down at the next pole I have another pv, but it's only about 6 inches. It was lame last year too. I transplanted a couple of Morning Glories next to it and it looks like they survived, so they will grow up that pole and mix with the PV. Then about 3ft more down at the end are Hyacinth beans and some more Morning Glories that are all coming up from last year. They should cover the end and the corner fence. That ought to take care of my Peeping Tom for a while! :)

Oh, I almost forgot that about 4ft after the first PV is where I planted the Cardinal Climber, so that will be growing over there too. If everything grows, it could be one big mess. lol

Here is a pic of my flame vine last Oct.