Texas Gardening: The bittersweet blooms of Fall..., 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
Ah, using perlite to root is/must be an effective method. For I've seen professional nursery done so with certain plants such as "ghost plant" a succulence.
DD, to screen a problem area ~ all seasons? May I recommend this gorgeous vine instead of, Dutchman Pipe which I found aren't tough enough for our winter. I planted a dozen vine last year. 2 survived, one rebloomed, the other was "too sheltered" so didn't bloom at all. (Most flowering vines in general require lot of sun to flower adequately for us) Protecting them from winter frost and wind, thus shade all those factors help in some ways but take away the photosenthesis process, thus impedes flowering potential. Snail vine? I haven't grown them. But they're very attractive from what I've seen.
The vine that I found is a winner in our hot climate, and that is evergreen for screening is this beauty. It's easy to be mistaken with the prolific/invasive of Campsis Radican. But it is actually Bigonia capralata....Here is mine. Sunny area? This will bloom abundantly in early Spring, and sporadically until Sept. The shiny lance shape leaves will turn bronze orange in our winter, but green back up as spring approaches, and stay lutrous shiny green, beautiful all year round.