Silverlace Vine

Very neat idea. I’ll have to ask PJ if that works in Florida as we are trying to come together on what to grow by our arbor. BTW – are you a member of Lumberjocks too??

-- Pam grows 'em - I cook 'em...... Melbourne, Fl

Yes, a member of Lumberjocks, but not very active. Most of the folks there are way more skilled than I. I think I have only one posting there, something about some toolboxes I had my son and a few of his friends make during his birthday party last year (“Brainboxes”).

If you Google “Silverlace Vine” you’ll find plenty of info and some nice images. Apparently grows very fast, is exremely hardy and adaptable, you can whack the heck out of it, and blooms late in to the summer. Supposedly isn’t very fragrant and maybe a bit hard to control. Not sure about your zone, though. Did find one list of where it has been known to grow, don’t remember any Florida locations, but I wasn’t looking.

-- There's a box?

I think I rember that posting and commented on it. If you check out the crap I post on LJ, you will understand that I too have little or no talent!!

I am sending you a site that I use sometimes, it seems to have loads of information. But it sounds like you got it handled. Good luck on what ever you use, and love to see how it turns out. I hope to plant a bougainvillea next to an arbour that Harold built for me, just not sure if I want to fight with the thorns, but when the plant is in bloom WOW!

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57174/ here’s the site I mentioned.

-- Pam grows 'em - I cook 'em...... Melbourne, Fl

Wow, Dave’s Garden in one of the places I looked and where I saw the list – good to know I’m doing it right, well, the research, that is.

I loved the bougainvillea all around in the Phoenix area, don’t think it grows well here – too cold in the winter.

-- There's a box?

I just bought my Mom a bougainvillea for Mother’s Day. The note on it says to take it inside when the weather gets at/below 50 degrees.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I had Silver Lace vine growing along my front porch a few years ago, but have removed it because it used to reach in and grab people whenever they came to visit. That was okay when it was door to door salespeople, but when legitimate guests got attacked, my wife drew the line in the sand. Seriously, it can grow a foot in a day or so. I found it much too agressive, and dug it out and burned the roots to permanently destroy this predator.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

So we’re talking Audrey from “Little Shop of Horrors,” here, huh? Well, I’ve heard it’s aggressive, but that’s a bit much. Hmmm… I’m okay with trimming it often, if that’s what it takes. Don’t want anything with too many bee attracting flowers as we’ll be eating under this canopy, and everyone else freaks out about the bees.

Anyone else with experience?

-- There's a box?

Joel, I would think once the lace vine is in bloom, it woud be covered with bees. I know my Sweet Autumn clematis is and it reminds me of the silver lace vine.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

I didn’t find it in bloom that long. I just found it to be agressive in its growth.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown