Questions tagged [vines]

Climbing and trailing plants

The term is a general term that could refer to any climbing or trailing plant, e.g. an ivy, clematis, or honeysuckle.

Vines are often planted to visually improve a steep ground surface, wall, or fence. Vines tend to be fast growing and difficult to remove: Care should be taken when choosing a vine. Ideally you should choose a native plant, and always avoid plants which are considered invasive in your local area and climate. Examples of problematic invasive vines in the US are English Ivy, and Kudzu. Invasive creepers can damage structures and cables due to their weight.

Use this tag for all questions about such plants, but many of these plants will have their own tags. Questions about grape vines should use the tag.

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Potato vines dying

Anyone know about potato vines? Planted one this past spring. Was thriving. Nice green leaves and beautiful blooms. Grew like a weed. All of the sudden it is dying. Can’t figure out what’s going on. Watering schedule hasn’t changed. We are in…
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Does anyone know what type of vine this is

This is growing off of a very long vine in northern Indiana. It's in a shaded area so not too much light
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Vines during winter in North England (U.K.)

I have two grape vines which are one year old. They grew over summer to about 1.5m and I've got them in pots growing up bamboo poles. Any advice about how to keep them alive over winter? Winters here aren't crazy, but it does regularly drop below…
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Morning Glory - Unmanagable growth?

I want to plant Morning Glory to cover a fence. I was told not to cause the growth would be unmanageable. Is it really a problem? Is a great deal of watering required ?
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Name of this Vine

I was passing by a school and i saw this vine and i like the shape of leaves of this vine so took a cutting from it, does anyone know the name of this I plant the cutting of it in mixture of peat moss + perlite and watered it
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How to name/characterize climbing plants by climbing habit

Some climbing plants need a support to climb. For example some (all?) Clematis species which climb a trellis but not a bare wall. Other climbing plants can climb on walls without a support, for example English Ivy. Do these two types of climbing…
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Encouraging wisteria to grow quickly

I've planted some wisteria and am trying to encourage it to grow up a wooden column. I put some nails into the column and have slowly wound the wisteria around the column on the nails and attached with twine. My plan is to wait until the wisteria…
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Can anyone help identify this vine?

This vine is located in northern Indiana and so far approximately 7 feet long. Surviving with minimal water only because we don't know what it is and if it's worth the attention. It appears to be very healthy and still branching off at the base.…
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Rio Dipladenia not making vines

I have 2 diplandenia plants, one is making runners really well but the other is not, why? They are planted in the ground in different areas of my flower bed that does get different amounts of sunshine throughout the day. Any idea why the one plant…
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How do I force a vine to split into two vines?

Malabar Spinach and other vines can get very long, but I want to force the vine to split into two so it will maximize the space. How do I do this?
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If money plant can grow submerged in water, why it can...

die from over-watering in soil? Question is simple: If I can grow a money plant(Devil's Ivy) in water, why over-watering it in soil can kill it? Can anyone explain?
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Will creeping jenny kill my honeysuckle vine?

I planted a honeysuckle vine from a pot that also contained creeping jenny. This honeysuckle is in Washington state. I planted in ground a year ago. It was approximately 4' tall at the time. The creeping jenny took off and is thick around the base…
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Coral vine tuber not showing any signs of growing back

I have a small coral vine tuber which I found while digging up an old pot in which it used to grow a year back but is no more now. I had planted the tuber over a month back in another pot and it has not yet shown any signs of growing back. I love…
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Need help identifying this vine/berries

I have this vine growing in my yard in Northern Indiana but since there are three leaves I chose to just stay away from it. I would appreciate help in identifying these tempting berries
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How can I pull down vines with a tractor?

I have invasive vines that are either well rooted in the ground, or sometimes grown up into the boughs of trees. I have a John Deere 1025r tractor and a heavy chain that can attach to the front of it, but it is not clear the best way to attach the…
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