Comments on: Virgin’s Bower Vines Along the Country Roadsides in Pennsylvania http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/ WildeHerb is a collection of wild herb and wildflower sightings. Sun, 20 May 2012 11:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: wilde http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-72567 wilde Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:38:55 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/#comment-72567 Hi Penny, You're welcome. The azalea bush will probably appreciate it! Good luck in your removal efforts. Let us know how stubborn the plant is. Do you think it will reutrn in the spring if you rip it out now? Let us know! Hi Penny,
You’re welcome. The azalea bush will probably appreciate it! Good luck in your removal efforts. Let us know how stubborn the plant is. Do you think it will reutrn in the spring if you rip it out now?

Let us know!

]]> By: Penny http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-72564 Penny Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:40:56 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/#comment-72564 Thanks for the information -- especially about the toxicity. This is growing in the back yard of the house I moved into in the spring. It grew all over the azalea and I was wondering if I should try to remove it. As I am very susceptible to plant toxins, I will wear gloves and long sleeves! Thanks for the information — especially about the toxicity. This is growing in the back yard of the house I moved into in the spring. It grew all over the azalea and I was wondering if I should try to remove it. As I am very susceptible to plant toxins, I will wear gloves and long sleeves!

]]> By: wilde http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-72449 wilde Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:01:51 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/#comment-72449 It's always great to hear first-hand knowledge about how these plants really live. When you see Virgin's Bower on the roadside it often does look like it's covered the tops of whatever plants or objects it vines upon. You can easily see how the underneath plants could be blotted out. Thanks for chiming in, Lloyd. Sounds like great advice! It’s always great to hear first-hand knowledge about how these plants really live. When you see Virgin’s Bower on the roadside it often does look like it’s covered the tops of whatever plants or objects it vines upon. You can easily see how the underneath plants could be blotted out.

Thanks for chiming in, Lloyd. Sounds like great advice!

]]> By: Lloyd http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-72446 Lloyd Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:46:55 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/#comment-72446 Although very beautiful, I recommend against planting this vine intentionally. We have it on our property and it is a very formible weed. Almost impossible to uproot without a shovel, fast spreading by root and seed, and extremely fast growing it tends to smother out everything else. Admire it on the roadside! Great write-up though. Although very beautiful, I recommend against planting this vine intentionally. We have it on our property and it is a very formible weed. Almost impossible to uproot without a shovel, fast spreading by root and seed, and extremely fast growing it tends to smother out everything else. Admire it on the roadside!

Great write-up though.

]]> By: wilde http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-72435 wilde Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:59:37 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/#comment-72435 Hi Ellen! I look forward to seeing the Virgin's Bower blooming and it's going strong right now in PA. Wouldn't it look great climbing up a trellis? I think it has a lot of potential for a native garden, too. Good luck in your efforts! Let us know how it goes! Hi Ellen!

I look forward to seeing the Virgin’s Bower blooming and it’s going strong right now in PA. Wouldn’t it look great climbing up a trellis? I think it has a lot of potential for a native garden, too. Good luck in your efforts!

Let us know how it goes!

]]> By: Ellen Folts http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/comment-page-1/#comment-72428 Ellen Folts Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:35:30 +0000 http://wildeherb.com/2008/09/12/virgins-bower-vines-along-the-country-roadsides-in-pennsylvania/#comment-72428 Beautiful plant and your description is great. I have just begun to propagate and grow this plant. I think it has a lot of garden potential. Beautiful plant and your description is great. I have just begun to propagate and grow this plant. I think it has a lot of garden potential.

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