Tropicals & Tender Perennials: whoo hoo, My Rangoon Creeper got here today, 1 by Happy_1

Happy_1 wrote:
Hi Gang,

Mine was planted the year before last and did not do anything exciting the first year. Then we had the WINTER. The poor baby lost almost all it's leaves and had to have a drastic haircut to get rid of the dead matter. But this summer it took off. The blooming was spectacular and so fragrant it nearly knocked one over. Pretty soon it will have to be pruned for it has a desire to take over the neighborhood. My house it gone and we get into the door with machetes. DH and I have matching ones.

It resides in full sun from about 11am on. It gets water from my irrigation system and then really doused every time it rains, for there is a gutter that empties about 6" away from it's roots. I rarely fertilize for the irrigation comes from the lake so things are being fed fish emulsion regularly.

So, Keep the Faith, kids and good luck,

Hap