But I agree that it may just need to be watched and pruned to keep it in bounds.ДЄnd if it helps to bring the hummers to my yard, I'll be delighted! I really love the flowers and the leaves on this vine. It is taking off in the area it is currently in, which is why I am digging it up and moving it this week. It will probably be hanging over this year after I transplant it to the post. If I only grow it up 6 1/2 ft., then perhaps it WILL bloom sooner. The flowers grow on at the end of the new growth. The only time I've ever seen blooms on a TC is when the ends of the vine were draped and hanging down. Someone mentioned that it may bloom when the branches hang down. Which is another reason I decided to grow it on a post instead. I don't know if it would eventually kill the tree or not. I have seen this vine growing up the side of a tree and it develops thick stalks and branches that seem to literally attach and grow into the side of the tree. Perhaps using a post that eventually deteriorated?! I'm hoping so! It was amazing! I don't know how the owner did that. It looked more like a twisting tree trunk with a draping canopy of flowers and fern-like leaves. Years ago, I saw this vine intertwined to make a single medium-sized trunk over years of growth in a contained area.

I was told by the nursery that it should bloom next year. After sinking the post in the hole, I still have about 6 1/2 feet above ground to grow this vine. I am going to move my Trumpet Creeper to that area and box it in with a wood border and mulch to make it more of a contained plant area just for the TC.

Thanks! I decided to dig out a 5' square section in the middle of my backyard and sink a 4' x 4' wooden post in the ground with concrete.

Tangerine crossvine