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Hummingbird Vine Or ??????

Kachina624 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:12:41 GMT

I knew Roberta's was sneaky, telling us how easy it is to grown their exotic imports adapted to specific climatic conditions. Now they're hawking what appears to be the common extremely invasive Trumpet vine and calling it Hummingbird vine. If this stuff gets established in your yard it will be all over and you'll never get rid of it. Beware of M43419. They should be ashamed of themselves.

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Sadiesadie — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:32:24 GMT

@Kachina624: I have a trumpet vine I planted years ago. Hasn't meandered anywhere. It's behaving itself.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:38:39 GMT

Mine, when I had one, put up shoots all over the yard. It even went under a cement slab patio and came up in the crack between the patio and the house foundation about 25ft away. I've also heard of it finding a tiny crack in a house and going inside. It's impossible to get rid of it due to its expansive root system and all the offshoots it's capable of producing from its meandering roots. I've heard if you want to get rid of it, sell the house.

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Sadiesadie — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:53:34 GMT

@Kachina624: Well, that's scary. Will keep a close eye but, really haven't seen anything sprouting anywhere that shouldn't. Thanks for the heads up.

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pattypeep — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:28:50 GMT

@Kachina624 @Sadiesadie

I think Kachina is probably spot on. I just read an article about this plant and it mentions keeping it away from buildings and walkways. It also says that it sends roots out by runners and refers to it as the hummingbird plant. @Sadiesadie, I wonder if you might have a different plant or variety of the plant?

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software — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:29:33 GMT

There are different varieties of the trumpet vine.

And there is one I know for sure that is very invasive. campis radicans

I see it growing wild and always wanted it in my yard.

I didn't want it to overtake my yard and be a nuisance.

I purchased one from an online nursery and had it for many years, I trained it to grow up a dead tree that had been cut down to about 15 feet. it did great and it stayed on the tree. It developed a trunk and seemed very healthy but I lost it last year. Partly due to age and partly the drought.

If you know the exact name of the vine, you can search to see which one it is.

But either way, it does need some attention each year to train it to go where you want it to go.

@Kachina624

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pattypeep — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:30:51 GMT

PS: The article also suggested planting this in a large barrel to keep the roots from running.

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tototwo — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:19:48 GMT

Trumpet Vine is known as "the kudzu of the Midwest" around here. Garden shops are not allowed to stock it or sell it. @pattypeep, I chuckled at your "planting in a large barrel" comment. I imagine the Trumpet Vine's roots blasting thru the wood barrel and crawling out like a pile of snakes.

From what I understand, Trumpet (Hummingbird) vine is more invasive in some parts of the country than others - climate, rainfall, etc. It may even be safe to grow in some states, but I doubt it. I'm always shocked when I see Roberta's selling it on QVC. There should be a disclaimer on the screen when it's being shown.

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JustJazzmom — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:45:13 GMT

I think Trumpet Vine is Campsis radicans.

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pattypeep — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:56:27 GMT

@tototwo That comment came from the article I was reading. It's not my suggestion.

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tototwo — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:56:10 GMT

@pattypeep ~ I'm sorry if it seemed I was chuckling at you - I was not. That barrel comment, whether it was yours or someone else's, struck me as funny. The comment was funny to me. A gardening group that I belong to make jokes that, in reality, there is only one trumpet vine in the whole world. Its taproot is sooo big, it goes to the center of the earth and keeps our planet from collapsing. All the other trumpet vines in the whole world are just offshoots of that one gigantic root. "The Trumpet Vine That Ate Chicago" horror movie kind of thing.

(silly garden humor)

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ptagirl — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:22:06 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I knew Roberta's was sneaky, telling us how easy it is to grown their exotic imports adapted to specific climatic conditions. Now they're hawking what appears to be the common extremely invasive Trumpet vine and calling it Hummingbird vine. If this stuff gets established in your yard it will be all over and you'll never get rid of it. Beware of M43419. They should be ashamed of themselves.

I totally agree. I had a trumpet vine in my yard at one of our previous homes. It was beautiful, BUT...That thing shot roots all over my yard. It was even climbing up behind the siding of the house. I had it planted near a trellis about 8 ft. away from the house...what a mistake!.

Was fighting it constantly..digging, pruning, pulling..and it wasn't even that old. We finally did sell the house, and I always wondered if the new owners ever got rid of it...NEVER AGAIN!!!...as bad as regular day lilies...same thing!! (had those things, too)..

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x Hedge — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 01:20:58 GMT

I wonder if it's a matter of climate/zone.
In zone 5 we plant morning glories, but they're considered rampant weeds in my sister's southwest state, and seeds aren't available in her state.
I've seen only a few beautiful mature trumpet vines survive here in zone 5, but if they're invasive in your area I can totally relate. There are plants I've been digging up and poisoning for years,

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JustJazzmom — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:16:18 GMT

@x Hedge wrote:
I wonder if it's a matter of climate/zone.
In zone 5 we plant morning glories, but they're considered rampant weeds in my sister's southwest state, and seeds aren't available in her state.
I've seen only a few beautiful mature trumpet vines survive here in zone 5, but if they're invasive in your area I can totally relate. There are plants I've been digging up and poisoning for years,

Seeds might not be available in your sister's state because morning glories are related to jimson weed which if the seeds are ingested is an hallucinogenic.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:26:45 GMT

Ive seen jimson weed growing in peoples' front yards here. I don't think people even know what it is. It can be quite attractive. It's the stuff cattle can get into resulting in erratic behavior so ranchers call it locoweed. It has large, white trumpet shaped flowers. Heaven forbid kids should try experimenting with it.