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Sunday, August 17. 2014

Hummingbirds love it


They do love my Trumpet Vines. I have a red one too.




Posted by Bird Dog in Gardens, Plants, etc., Natural History and Conservation, Our Essays at 05:00 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Yes, they're lovely. Yes, they attract hummingbirds.

However, they also attract wasps, ants, are a bug highway, spread their seeds everywhere, and like blackberry vines, grow everywhere and are hard to eradicate. So PLEASE don't plant them on a fence you share with a neighbor.
#1 fiftyville on 2014-08-17 15:13 (Reply)
I have one that covers about half a biggish pergola. The only problem I have is that my wife likes to really prune it back, so most of the flowers are on top of the pergola and that makes it hard to see the hummingbirds. Given its placement it is unlikely to cause much of a problem, but I knew it was invasive when I bought it, so I placed with some thought. Heavy clay ground, wall next to the kitchen [we really prune along there], not near anything I care about.

Provides nice shade during the heat of the day [well, it would if we had any heat this summer], too.
#2 JorgXMcKie on 2014-08-17 19:08 (Reply)

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