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Need suggestions for shade trellis plant/vine
We're putting in a trellis(?) on the south side of our house in
Denver. It's going to cover a patio. We'd like to use some kind of vining plant for this. Here's a shopping list: Denver-sun tolerant, no fruits to attract roosting birds, an open shade. It would also be nice if it were "controllable". I'm ignorant here so I'm wide open to ideas and your experiences, good or bad. thanks! s-a |
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Need suggestions for shade trellis plant/vine
On Jul 2, 9:31*pm, semi-ambivalent wrote:
We're putting in a trellis(?) on the south side of our house in Denver. It's going to cover a patio. We'd like to use some kind of vining plant for this. Here's a shopping list: Denver-sun tolerant, no fruits to attract roosting birds, an open shade. It would also be nice if it were "controllable". I'm ignorant here so I'm wide open to ideas and your experiences, good or bad. thanks! s-a I don't know about the "open shade" part of your requirements. But Polygonum auberti might do, aka silver lace vine. I know of no plant and forget vines that will do the job, all will require some maintainance a few times a year . |
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Need suggestions for shade trellis plant/vine
On 07/02/2011 08:31 PM, semi-ambivalent wrote:
We're putting in a trellis(?) on the south side of our house in Denver. It's going to cover a patio. We'd like to use some kind of vining plant for this. Here's a shopping list: Denver-sun tolerant, no fruits to attract roosting birds, an open shade. It would also be nice if it were "controllable". I'm ignorant here so I'm wide open to ideas and your experiences, good or bad. thanks! s-a Hummingbird Trumpet Vine makes a nice cover for a trellis. The vines are thick and strong and grow quickly. Once established are drought tolerant. They also attract a *lot* of Hummingbirds. They are easy to control. Many types of birds nest in trumpet vines and the seeds are also eaten by birds. http://www.life123.com/home-garden/p...d-magnet.shtml -- "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." ~Winston Churchill “Islam is the crack cocaine of religion” ~John Bodart On September 11, 2010 Muslims in England were burning American flags and calling for the overthrow of the United States. They call Islam a Religion of Peace, but it's more like a Religion Of Psychos. ~John Bodart |
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Need suggestions for shade trellis plant/vine
On 07/03/2011 12:49 PM, Mysterious Traveler wrote:
On 07/02/2011 08:31 PM, semi-ambivalent wrote: We're putting in a trellis(?) on the south side of our house in Denver. It's going to cover a patio. We'd like to use some kind of vining plant for this. Here's a shopping list: Denver-sun tolerant, no fruits to attract roosting birds, an open shade. It would also be nice if it were "controllable". I'm ignorant here so I'm wide open to ideas and your experiences, good or bad. thanks! s-a Hummingbird Trumpet Vine makes a nice cover for a trellis. The vines are thick and strong and grow quickly. Once established are drought tolerant. They also attract a *lot* of Hummingbirds. They are easy to control. Many types of birds nest in trumpet vines and the seeds are also eaten by birds. http://www.life123.com/home-garden/p...d-magnet.shtml After closer reading of your post I see you don't want birds nesting, so HTV might not be what you need after all. -- "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." ~Winston Churchill “Islam is the crack cocaine of religion” ~John Bodart On September 11, 2010 Muslims in England were burning American flags and calling for the overthrow of the United States. They call Islam a Religion of Peace, but it's more like a Religion Of Psychos. ~John Bodart |
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