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- Q.American Trumpet Vine Pruning Issues? - I read your article on this vine. When pruning in late fall or early winter, I cut the vines back ...
- Q.Poorly Performing Hummingbird Trumpet Vine. - Planted it 20 years ago. Never flowered for 15 years, had a few flowers. This year only one. No succession. ...
- Q.Is It To Late In The Year To Plant These Vines Outside In A Raised Bed? I Have Flamenco, Flava And Indian Summer Trumpet Vines And - I also have Gold Flame Honeysuckle Vines I just received these plants today 7/25/2020, they're about 6" tall and are ...
- Q.Planted A Trumpet Vine About 10 Years Ago And It Has Still Not Bloomed. - Gets sun about 4 to 8 hours a day.
- Q.Is It Normal For Yellow Trumpet Vine To Have Growths At Base Of Leaves? - Plant is very healthy and growing like crazy but has these hard bumpy growths at the base of some leaves. ...
- Q.Dark Red Or Black Capsules On The Trumpet Vine Old-not Dead Wood.See Attached Pic.Will This Affect The Plant- Do I Need To Deal Wi - What is this and is it serious?
- Q.There Are Black/dark Red Pustuls On The Woody Stems Of My Trumpet Vine—are They A Problem? - Ihave attached a picture of a piece of wood stem from my Trumpet Vine showing the black pustuls. What are ...
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Anonymous on
July 20, 2021Q.American Trumpet Vine Pruning Issues?
I read your article on this vine. When pruning in late fall or early winter, I cut the vines back quite a bit but I dont prune that back to the dirt surface. Am I actually supposed to cut back the "trunks" to the ground? My vines have been in the ground for about a decade so what I would call "trunks" are quite big in diameter and growing through my wife's lattice fencing. Removal to the ground would be very time-consuming. And it would destroy the lattice work. Should I remove the vines down to the ground each year? I hope you can answer this for me. Anyway, thank you. Don Bennie Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
- Answered by
luis_pr on
July 20, 2021A.I have not read the article but I doubt cutting them like that is necessary. But there may be situations like when you need to paint something that the vine has attached to or install a new fence so cutting severely would be useful.
Trumpet vines could care less over here about being cut down all the way though. I saw a nice sample of several trumpet vines planed of different colors planted on a chain link fence. Oddly, here in Texas, I have been trying to cut/kill some trumpet vines instead for almost 20 years organically and they keep coming back; may need to use chemicals. That reminds me, I guess I should go check the area where those vines grow this morning!
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Anonymous on
July 22, 2021Q.Poorly Performing Hummingbird Trumpet Vine.
Planted it 20 years ago. Never flowered for 15 years, had a few flowers. This year only one. No succession. It obviously doesn't like its conditions. Gets part sun part shade.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 10, 2021
Certified ExpertA.It's probably lack of sunlight. Also, they like poor soils, so if you fertilize, it may be getting too much nitrogen. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/trumpet-vine/trumpet-vine-no-blooms.htm
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Anonymous on
July 25, 2021Q.Is It To Late In The Year To Plant These Vines Outside In A Raised Bed? I Have Flamenco, Flava And Indian Summer Trumpet Vines And
I also have Gold Flame Honeysuckle Vines I just received these plants today 7/25/2020, they're about 6" tall and are in a 4" pot. I live in Alabama 35133 which I think puts me in a 7 or 8 Hardiness Zone but I'm not sure and I don't know what my Heat Zone is. If it is to late in the year to plant these in my raised beds, will you tell me when I can. I've got a greenhouse that I can put them in for the winter but I'll put them into bigger pots. Also, if there is anyway could you tell me exactly what Hardiness and Heat Zone I'm in? Thanks, Rae
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 14, 2021
Certified ExpertA.You are in USDA hardiness zone 7b. Choose plants that don't get colder than 5 degrees F.
Those plants are hardy so you can go ahead and plant them now. Since they are small, you might give them some winter protection.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/protecting-plants-winter.htm
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August 23, 2021Q.Planted A Trumpet Vine About 10 Years Ago And It Has Still Not Bloomed.
Gets sun about 4 to 8 hours a day.
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luis_pr on
August 23, 2021A.Trumpet vines do not bloom much if they are kept small or if they do not get enough sunlight, especially during the time when they produce flower buds in spring. They are very sun thirsty and would appreciate much more sunlight, like 8-10 hours instead of 4-8.
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May 22, 2022Q.Is It Normal For Yellow Trumpet Vine To Have Growths At Base Of Leaves?
Plant is very healthy and growing like crazy but has these hard bumpy growths at the base of some leaves. Had them last year also. They are hard and cannot be pulled off leading me to believe they belong there but no one seems to know. Sorry I don't have the ability to send photo.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 26, 2022
Certified ExpertA.It could be leaf galls, which are harmless. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/treating-leaf-gall-on-plants.htm
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June 17, 2022Q.Dark Red Or Black Capsules On The Trumpet Vine Old-not Dead Wood.See Attached Pic.Will This Affect The Plant- Do I Need To Deal Wi
What is this and is it serious?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 24, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Yes, that can be quite serious! That is one of the many species of Scale insect.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/what-is-armored-scale.htm
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June 18, 2022Q.There Are Black/dark Red Pustuls On The Woody Stems Of My Trumpet Vine—are They A Problem?
Ihave attached a picture of a piece of wood stem from my Trumpet Vine showing the black pustuls. What are they and should I worry?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 26, 2022
Certified ExpertA.It looks like scale, tiny insects that live under a shell-like covering. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/trumpet-vine/trumpet-vine-losing-leaves.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/control-plant-scale.htm
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