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| Evergreen vine for Wimberley, Texas June 02, 2009 I live in the hill country in Wimberley Texas. I am looking for a fast growing, blooming evergreen vine for a privacy lattice wall between small houses. Can you recommend one of several plants? Thank ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identity of a thorny vine in Florida June 02, 2009 Area: panhandle of FL Problem: thorny vine with large potato like roots, rapid growing and very invasive. grows in summer time. thanks View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Can you root a crossvine? May 31, 2009 Can you root a crossvine? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Identification of vine in Stony Brook NY May 29, 2009 Identify- vine type, Thorny stem, medium size leaves, color medium green with a jagged-reddish edge, leaf shape oblong, small white flowers. Growing in a patch of English green ivy. Looks invasive. ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Which Aristolochia species are toxic to pipevine swallowtail larvae May 27, 2009 In a May 30, 2008 question regarding the toxicity of certain Aristolochia species to pipevine swallowtail larvae, I had heard the same from at a talk from the curator of the Cockrell Butterfly Center ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Removing spent flowers from passion flower in Garland TX May 26, 2009 To encourage more blooms, should I remove spent flowers on my passion flower vine? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for area near saltwater pool near Dallas May 25, 2009 Could you recommend perennial plants that would do well next to my saltwater pool just north of Dallas (Corinth) Texas? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Transplanting a grapevine in San Antonio May 20, 2009 I planted a small grapevine that is growing well. I want to move it, (only tiny green grapes now, should be merlot) and wondering if I can do it now, mid May, or do I have to wait until fall? Not real... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Thorny vine growing through hedge May 16, 2009 In my hedge, a vine grows that has a bulbous root. It has large thorns up and down the vine. The leaves are shiny and grow all along the vine that is exposed to the sun. the vine grows up thru hedg... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Vine for arbor in Eugene, OR May 01, 2009 We have an arbor that is partial shade and stays fairly wet and want to plant a climbing plant on it with shallow roots, preferably with flowers. We had a wisteria but got roots and shooters everywher... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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