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Crimson_Moon Santa Fe, TX May 30, 2007

I've recently purchased a house that came with a little makeshift greenhouse in the back. It's been neglected, so I've got plenty of work to do, but the majority of the plants are ivy types - or at least that's what they look like to me. However, there are two in there that have particularly struck my interest. I have no idea what they are and I'm hoping that someone on here will be able to give me their names and/or whether or not they are poisonous.

Looks like an Ivy, but has cut outs in the leaves as though caterpillars have been eating on them. I would have assumed this were the case had not EVERY leaf had the same pattern. So, either it grows this way.... or I have a caterpillar with OCD! :)

Looks a lot like a Honeysuckle except it's fuschia or magenta in color. I'm thinking maybe it's some type of Trumpet Vine. I've searched the internet over and can't find it. Could it be a cross breed of some sort. I do have a honeysuckle along with a Carolina Jasmine that both grow on the outside of the greenhouse. Suggestions?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) May 30, 2007

Take some pictures and post them in the plant ID forum in Daves Garden. Its an open forum and those folks can identify anything.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) May 30, 2007

I second the recommendation to take pics and post in the ID forum. That being said, there are honeysuckles that have pink/purple blooms, so I wouldn't rule that out for your second vine. Trumpet vine has much larger flowers and they tend to be red or orange so I really don't think that's it, but without a picture it's hard to be sure

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