Re: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine

I agree with you MERRI
I thought my husband was going to go into a decline when I brought mine home, but nooooooo I had to see for myself. Lord, I thought we were never gonna kill the thing, not sure we have. It reminds me somewhat of the cypress vine. Round-Up won't kill it, digging to China doesn't get rid of the roots. "taking a gun to it won't solve the problem either. for the past 5 years or so my husband has dug for the roots and has poured round-up down the hole. I still expect to see a sprout come up 3 miles down the road. ha ha ha.

Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7


Merri Morgan wrote:

I agree about trumpet vine. It nearly tore apart a house I lived in years
ago. We tried for years to discourage it. It gave me enormous respect for
plants you can't turn your back on and I wouldn't plant one if you paid me
to.
Merri Morgan
Zone 5b in WV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Steele" <samstee@tds.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine



Yes get your shears out!

My parents had trumpet vines at their home in Oklahoma years and years

ago.

They started with one but as I was growing up they spread and spread

until

our house looked like the castle in the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.

After I married and moved to my own home in Massachussetss, my wife
prevailed on me to plant a trumpet vine against my better judgement. After

a

few years they spread and spread until they were present all over my 3/4
acre lot.

Nip them in the bud!!!

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: RE: Sweet Autumn now trumpet vine



Speaking of reseeding....

A friend planted a trumpet vine by my veggie garden gate... about two
years ago... this year it has pods about 8+ inches long.... Duh!... IF
those are all full of seeds how many are viable? Do I need to get the
shears out?

Also got a shocker a few weeks back... Had planted some clematis last
fall... ( dollar a plant sale again.. took 5 but the tags were gone,)
but one turned out to be sweet autumn... blooming it's heart out!

Donna
IL, Zone 5

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