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Trumpet Vine - Invasive in Sand?
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Posted by beachsandra z7 NY (My Page) on Fri, Jul 30, 04 at 14:44
| In June, I planted several trumpet vines (bought in Costco) at the base of a 4' wood picket fence and they are doing well to date. I am looking for fence coverage, but nothing too high to block the sun from the rest of my yard. I know it is considered invasive and 'thug' plant in some areas - but does it go that crazy when grown in sand (my yard is sand - I uses a bag of dirt when I planted the trumpets)? I know from experience that a lot of plants that are considered invasive in my zone 7 are well-mannered when grown in sand ....probably 'cause of lack of nutrients. Does anyone have experience with this ? If it looks like they will eat my yard or be a real hassle in 5 years, I'll probably try to get rid of them now. Thanks |
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RE: Trumpet Vine - Invasive in Sand?
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| In my experience, trumpet vines (mine I think are the native/wild type - not from a store) are quite vigorous here on LBI, NJ. They throw out babies on runners which if you keep yanking them out, they aren't a problem. My neighbor and I have them growing up on dead trees and they have filled them out nicely. Good luck! |
RE: Trumpet Vine - Invasive in Sand?
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Sandra,
Trumpet vine is invasive in cement, but if you keep pulling out the vines that appear when in bloom its awesome. Stella |
RE: Trumpet Vine - Invasive in Sand?
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| I still waiting for mine to bloom and grow on the wooden fence. |
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