This belongs to a neighbor. It's the first year this plant has flowered for them. I appears (at least to me) to be some type of trumpet vine. Any help positively ID'ing this would be greatly appreciated. Trumpet Vine? ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) And a closeup of the flower. Trumpet Vine? closeup ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
The leaves don't look like a Trumpet Vine Campsis radicans, they look more like a Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata Trumpet Vine has short,more rounded leaves with serrated edges. The Cross Vine has the longer, slender and smooth edge leaves like yours.
I told my neighbors I'd have their answer within a few minutes... and of course I was right! I think I just found the vine to grow on my new trellis. I'll be getting a clipping when I get home this afternoon for sure! Thanks much Toni! :-D
The trumpet vine that grows wild here in our part of Texas would not be a good think to have Cheryl as they will take your yard over but the the one you have there I know nithing about.
This one isn't like the one's that grow wild around here (although the flowers are very similar). Hopefully I can keep it from taking over everything if I keep it on a trellis.
Mine is on a wooden ladder out back, it needs to be trimmed back every spring....which I haven't done yet ...but otherwise is easy to have in the yard. Trimming is optional, I like the wilder look of it's full growth. How much to trim, I just trim off the 'wild hairs' so to speak to keep it from vining up the TV antennae pole or creeping across the ground. Mine gets only morning sun then is in shade from about noon on and is blooming like crazy right now.
It does root in water but takes quite a while. Starting now you may have enough roots to plant it out later this summer.
