trumpet flowers

Does anyone know how to start orange trumpet flowers? My neighbor has a big bush of them, and I don't know whether to try to start it now or wait until spring. Could you please give me some advice on what to do, I found out that the only things that you should start in water is water plants. I have always heard that you should always try to start plants in water. Any advice would be appreciated.

Are you talking about trumpet vine?
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/78853/

If so, most people hate it...
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1012174/?hl=trumpet+vine


for cuttings great article here
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1595/

I agree with flowerjen...most people find trumpet creeper vine is invasive and will regret planting it. However, some varieties are more slow growing or some folks have a perfect place to grow it. Just know that once you plant it you will NOT ever be rid of it. It will be on the property FOREVER. Short of digging it out with an excavator, it will really be there forever. We have heard storeis of folks trying to burn this stuff out and it just will NOT go away. Ok, you have been warned. Proceed with caution...we are not trying to be cute or funny...

The best way to start this type of vine is to get some seeds. You'll notice on your neighbor's vine some seed pods that are ripe. They will somewhat resemble small brown bananas. Look around on the vine and on the ground under the vine. The seed pods are always were the flowers used to be. You'll find some with no problems if the vine bloomed well. Each seed pod has thousands of seeds in it. Be careful when you open the pod...it has "seems" on the sides and will easily pop open when it's dry and ripe. The seeds are paper thin and will fly everywhere. Simply put a few seeds in the ground where you want it to grow. Nothin' to it. Save a few seeds and plant them in spring in case the ones you plant this fall are duds or get eaten, hit too hard with frost, etc. Plant from a couple different seed pods in case you get a pod that's a dud also. If you find a pod that has a bug in it toss it away.

You can also start the seeds indoors or in seed starting mix, etc., just like any other seeds, but it's really not necissary with these. They are very hardy and will grow right down through the grass.

You can find a sucker at the base of the plant and dig it up. You can layer a stem in soil and then replant it where you want it (look up plant propagation by layering method, it's very easy and you should have time left this year). You should be able to take a cutting off of any part of the plant where the stem is soft and green (NOT woody) and smaller than a pencil and put it right into soil to root it. Take a few cuttings. Look up rooting stem cuttings. It's just like rooting in water...just pretend you're rooting in water but use soil instead, you'll do great. If you fail there's LOTS more vine to practice with...right? We all learned the same way!! =)

Good luck, next thing you know you'll be trading extra plants you rooted!