Thanks for responding! I am hoping the 5 gal.containers will slow them down
a bit and I can cut the little off-shoots that make it to the lawn area
outside the beds and hand pull the ones in the bed.

I've also heard it spreads not only by roots but seed pods and I hope by
keeping it trimmed those will be reduced. I just hope I am not making a big
mistake planting these. The flowers look lovely in the pictures and I love
the
hummers.

Do you know if it will attach itself to the plastic lattice or do I need to
twine it up? Supports are pressure treated 4x4's so eventually it can grab
onto them I guess.

Are you getting blooms?? Several people said on the gardening forum I was
reading said
they were disappointed because theirs never bloomed at all.

Elaine
Zone 7
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Swirsky"
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:08 PM
Subject: Plant Trumpet Vine in container?


Not sure who posted the original question, but here is my 2 cents...

I am in South Jersey and know some people who have them. They WILL SPREAD!

I planted a few little twigs last summer and this spring, I see the plant
popping up
several feet from where I originally planted it. As I understand it, it
goes deep, travels
underground and pops up all over. MIGHT be contained if planted in a deep
bucket with the bottom
cut out to limit sideways travel, but this is one tough plant so I
wouldn't bet on it.

I'm risking it because I think they are pretty and where I put it is
surrounded by sidewalk
and street. If it makes it to the lawn (it will) it will just get mowed.

Good luck!




On Mon, 08 May 2006 21:29:16 -0400, CANNON-FODDER
wrote:

I have ordered 3 Indian Summer Trumpet
Vines to grow up the trellis and probably up the 50-60' oak tree behind
it.

I have since read that they can be very invasive and hard to control and
am getting a little worried if I ordered to many or if I should even
plant them in my zone7 GA area. Dappled shade to part sun?

"Ted Swirsky" wrote in message
newsp.s89hj8paj6km19@oemcomputer...
Not sure who posted the original question, but here is my 2 cents...

I am in South Jersey and know some people who have them. They WILL SPREAD!

I planted a few little twigs last summer and this spring, I see the plant
popping up
several feet from where I originally planted it. As I understand it, it
goes deep, travels
underground and pops up all over. MIGHT be contained if planted in a deep
bucket with the bottom
cut out to limit sideways travel, but this is one tough plant so I
wouldn't bet on it.

I'm risking it because I think they are pretty and where I put it is
surrounded by sidewalk
and street. If it makes it to the lawn (it will) it will just get mowed.

Good luck!




On Mon, 08 May 2006 21:29:16 -0400, CANNON-FODDER
wrote:

I have ordered 3 Indian Summer Trumpet
Vines to grow up the trellis and probably up the 50-60' oak tree behind
it.

I have since read that they can be very invasive and hard to control and
am getting a little worried if I ordered to many or if I should even
plant them in my zone7 GA area. Dappled shade to part sun?