Texas Gardening: OCRCG Thread, 1 by dmj1218

dmj1218 wrote:
Calvin--Rangoon Creepers are not really true vines or climbers, for the most part. You have to "guide" the large branches (arms) where you want them to grow. They won't hide a tree--they need fairly strong support such as a lattice (like mine) or a trellis (wrought iron or wood--like April's) to grow on. And they are tropical....mine survived the winter under extrememly heavy mulch (12-18") and we had a very mild to almost non-existant winter. And then there's the matter of mulch...you say it robs the soil of nitrogen...although clearly I, and others here, disagree. Open the pic up and closely look at the rangoon creeper's arms.....
Debbie