Help ! Hummingbird/ trumpet vine question

16 years ago

I planted Hummingbird vine this past spring,it grew like crazy in my zone 4 garden. it it as invasive as I've heard (lately ) I have it on trellis' attached to my 9+ ft off ground deck. Now, I'm worried it may devour my deck, do I have a problem ??? should I dig it up before it goes totally crazy ? or won't it go crazy ?? help , I don't want problems with it eating my deck !

TIA

Suz

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chazparas
16 years ago
dig it up! It is as invasive as you've heard.
karyn1
16 years ago
They are that invasive, at least they are in my zone (7a).
Karyn
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dizzy45
16 years ago
Oh Yeah move it as far away from your house as you can !!
I moved mine and put them in the back 40 on fence rows still have to prune back every year as they throw out long vines to vine and vine again!! just a note also grab your seed pods as it will help keep down the invasion..

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