Re: Flowering vines
- Subject: Re: Flowering vines
- From: J* M*
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:15:52 -0800
Don,
So far I have discovered four plants that God mad for covering chain-link
fences and turning them into narrow, evergreen hedges:
star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
lavender trumpet vine (Clytostoma callistegioides)
needlepoint ivy (Hedera helix 'Needlepoint
creeping lantana (Lantana montevidensis)
Once any of these is established, it will make the fence disappear entirely.
All will take full sun and can be sheared to keep them narrow. All require
some supplementary water, but the trumpet vine and the ivy require more than
the other two the keep them looking really good.
John MacGregor
South Pasadena, CA 91030
USDA zone 9 Sunset zones 21/23
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>From: Don Bowen <donb@cts.com>
>To: MeditPlants <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
>Subject: Flowering vines
>Date: Wed, Feb 27, 2002, 5:57 PM
>
> A few weeks ago we were discussing a flowering vine but I have lost the
> reference. What I want is a flowering vine to cover a 90' chain link
> fence. The fence is in full sun and the soil is poor adobe. We live in
> inland northern San Diego County at 1800'. The lot is on a north slope in
> a small east west valley. The recent cold spell is the coldest it has been
> here but I notice the avocado trees do not look bad. We would like
> something with flowers that does not die back very bad in the
> summer. Water is always an issue.
>
> Don Bowen donb@cts.com
> Valley Center, CA
>
> Senior Software Engineer
> Full Sail Software Development, Inc.
>
> http://members.cts.com/crash/d/donb
>
