This coral vine has clear designs to take over the planet. Anybody else have a vine that seems to need 50' of fence and a tree to grow on?
Antigonon leptopus
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/10928/
Debbie
This thread might help folks decide what vine NOT to grow. lol
Wow I have 3-4 of these planted. They have not taken off like that though!!!
It's about 4 or 5 years old--certainly not an 'orderly' climber. lol
Guess there's nothing to do but let it go--too big to even hack back and the bees would never let me anyway. :)
Here is my thugs list:
Campsis radicans aka native trumpet vine
Polygonum auberti aka silver lace vine
Passiflora incarnata
Lonicera japonica aka native yellow/white honeysuckle Clematis paniculata aka sweet autumn clematis
Parthenocissus quinquefolia aka virginia creeper vine Ampelopsis brevipedunculata aka PORCELAIN BERRY vine Hedera helix aka english ivy
Vinca is also trying to take over my yard.
I have wisteria, porcelain berry vine and honeysuckle in pots, but unfortunately the rest is in the ground, where I constantly try to get rid of it. Don't plant these vines if you want to keep your yard and your sanity!
Virginia creeper is a native plant here. I certainly wouldn't call it a thug since it was here long before our gardens. LOL
I call it a thug because it is trying to take over MY WORLD! It grows up the tall oak trees, all over the lake bank and anyplace it can get a hold.
Campsis radicans aka native trumpet vine
This one even grows over freeway pillars here--in a 'sea' of concrete...its one tough cookie here.
