Can my Trumpet Flower Vine be propagated from snipped sections containing aerial roots? I've never had much luck transplanting them from the wild (it takes almost three years for them to re-establish and start growing) and store bought ones don't do much better. I'm trying to find a quicker way to make more and wondered if perhaps they grew better from snippings. Would you start them in water first or just put rooting hormone on them and plant them? Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Giselle
Our trumpet vine has grown nicely and flowers profusely. But it sends out runners and sprouts pop up about 6 feet from the main plant. This drives GF nuts and I tried using a shovel to make a circular cut around the plant, but it didn't work. This year she cut it way back and I'm using black plastic over the garden where the sprouts were appearing.
If you live in near Boston, you are welcome to come and get some sprouts, as many as you want. It took about 5 years for it to start the sprouting. Maybe you just need to wait longer.
"Stubby" wrote
Brag brag brag...
Oh, sure, torture me some more...
As each new year zooms by, I find it harder to plant things that won't show results for years and years and years. For instance: my horse scared 20 years off my life last night by putting his leg up to his thigh into a 10" septic tank pipe in the ground. If I shave that 20 years off the crappy end of my life, I'm not sure I have five years left to wait for my Trumpet Vine to put it's little flowering ass into gear and produce for me.
Giselle (I guess I'm just going to have to find another vine that grows faster)
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