Hurricane Ike destroyed my lattice and wisteria. (wish it had really destroyed the wisteria). I will replace the lattice and do my best to kill the wisteria. As a replacement I was thinking trumpet vine or carolina jasmine. I don't want anything that has a strong, stiff vine.I do want something that blooms and gets fairly thick. The wisteria had already broken part of the lattice as it intertwined itself. Any suggestions?
I have a suggestion!! Try some Cobaea scandens. I have 'Royal Plum' growing on a trellis right now and it is wonderful!! I started it in my kitchen before spring and by the time it was safe to bring it outside, it had grown to the ceiling and twined itself in my blinds. I will have seeds soon that I can send for postage if you are interested, I think I may have a small plant as well that I could send. e-mail me at home if your interested. That is how I keep up with all of my trades!
Thanks for the suggestion. I am NOT a gardener, so I don't know what this plant it. Do you have the common name for it. I might recognize it. I will get in touch!
sure, it is called Cathedral Bells or Cup and Saucer vine. Do a Google search for Cobaea scandens 'Royal Plum' and you will see some very nice photos. Mine has a nice burgundy tint to the foliage.
re: PlantStew The beauty of flowering plants is obvious to all. The impact of beauty and color that many flowering plants bring to a garden is something that is desired by almost every gardener. If you are careful and organized with your plantings and arrangement of the flowers in your garden, you will make sure that there is a continuous display of blooms throughout most of the growing season and for years to come. To do this, you should choose flowering annuals and perennials that have different flowering times and if you are very careful and treat your plants well, you will be rewarded with blooms continuously: once one has started to fade, another takes its place.
Thanks 'seed queen', I did google and the blooms are beautiful. Doesn't hurt that purple is my favorite color!!
kuntrygal-e-mail me, I can send you one of you like. I have 2 very large ones that I thought I would lose when I moved them from my kitchen-so I planted another...let me run out and see how big it is....it is about 6" tall. E-mail me and let me know if you would like it.
Perhaps a Clematis alpina, Clematis aristata Vitalba, the common Passion Flower or one of the many Loniceras. Good luck, KL.
Wow, I am really interested on those flowers. Well, sampaguita is our most popular flower, in fact, it is our national flower.
I really like Clematis and it is gorgeous when it blooms during the summer. I know it is supposed to come back each year but I seem to have problems with getting them all to come back up.Is there a trick to this?
Thanks for all the suggestions. I have the new lattice up and it looks better without any vines, than it did with the wisteria. Don't get me wrong, I love wisteria, but it had to be trimmed every two weeks when the yard man mowed.And that kept it from blooming properly. Had it been out in the middle of an acre, it would have been pretty!!
