Hello, I am new here

[islandboy]

I have never heard of the Plumeria tree, not to say it does not grow here. There are so many beautiful plants and trees that will grow here that it might be here.  Across the river from me grows a vine the neighbors call the garlic vine. It gets beautiful strings of white blossoms on it, but smells to high heaven like garlic. The roots form huge tubers that can grow to the size of a small riding lawn-mower, for lack of a better reference. They climb trees and often overcome and kill small  trees like the potato vine does.

[Maryjane]

Interesting...I hope someday i can see new things...the earth is full of th many wonders God created and all praise Him...

[Debp]

The Plumeria is a beautiful tree. I had a cutting from one given to me when I left Hawaii. It grew quite well in southern Calif. It got so big I had to leave it there when I left.

Wow, that's great.  Did you have it in a pot or in the ground?  Sometimes on the bus ride to Glendale, I would see a few Plumeria trees in the yards.  The fragrance is so heavenly. 

P.S. How can I quote you and Islandboy in one post?  Is there a way to do that?

[Debp]

I have never heard of the Plumeria tree, not to say it does not grow here. There are so many beautiful plants and trees that will grow here that it might be here.  Across the river from me grows a vine the neighbors call the garlic vine. It gets beautiful strings of white blossoms on it, but smells to high heaven like garlic. The roots form huge tubers that can grow to the size of a small riding lawn-mower, for lack of a better reference. They climb trees and often overcome and kill small  trees like the potato vine does.

I wonder who would want to plant a vine that smells like garlic?!    Those are some gigantic roots!  What's that plant that is overtaking the South?  Is it the Kudzu or something like that?  It grows a few feet a day I heard!!  They can't keep up with it (trying to remove it).

[Soldier4Christ]

When you have the reply box on the screen you can scroll down and see all the other posts. In the top right hand side of each of those posts you'll see "Insert Quote". You can click on one "Insert Quote", type your comment to that one and then scroll down and click on the other one .....

You can keep doing that until you have the whole page quoted or reach the max characters allowed.


I started out with the Plumeria in a pot but it outgrew the pot and I couldn't find one big enough so I planted it in the ground. I looked on Google Earth (a program that gives a satellite shot of the earth) and I could see that it is still there.

The Kudzu plant I saw in the south was a sweet-smelling plant similar to honeysuckle and morning glories but grew much faster, as much as 60 ft in a day. There was a wooded area just outside of Memphis, TN that was getting choked out by it.

I just looked up the garlic vine on the internet. Some real pretty flowers. It definitely isn't Kudzu. The flowers are bigger.

[islandboy]

I think the garlic vine was brought in from somewhere else. another country perhaps. Someone no doubt thought the flowers were pretty and planted it for that reason, never expecting that it would grow out of control. Nothing eats it because of it's strong smell.
I think that goats will eat the kudau vine.
There is another vine here called the potato vine. It grows really fast and complete covers small trees and plants, which die from the lack of sunlight. weight of the vine, and strangle hold the vine gives to the stems and limbs of plants and trees. This vine comes from South America, I think. It produces potato like fruit that is not edible, and when the potato's drop off the plant they in turn root and produce more vines. I have cut it down, gathered the potatoes and burned them and used roundup in fighting a losing battle to control it. As far as I know nothing eats this plant as well.

[nChrist]

The Kudzu plant I saw in the south was a sweet-smelling plant similar to honeysuckle and morning glories but grew much faster, as much as 60 ft in a day. There was a wooded area just outside of Memphis, TN that was getting choked out by it.

I've never heard of anything like this. Is this one of those plants that breaks foundations if it's planted close to a home?

I'm familiar with honeysuckle and really enjoy the nice aroma of it. It's fairly easy to control and keep in areas that you want it. The Kudzu sounds like a nightmare type plant that kills everything in its path. However, I think that I would still like it if there was a way to reasonably control it and keep it from killing your trees or doing damage to your house.

In this part of the country, there are several examples of very hardy plants. A bugle vine is an example of a pretty one, but it's very destructive and hard to control. For a ground cover, ajuga and vinca (sp) are very nice, hardy, and easy to control. The flowers are beautiful, and the plant stays a dark green year around. I might also add that the blooming season is pretty long. All they need is some water and they multiply quickly.

[Debp]

When you have the reply box on the screen you can scroll down and see all the other posts. In the top right hand side of each of those posts you'll see "Insert Quote". You can click on one "Insert Quote", type your comment to that one and then scroll down and click on the other one .....

You can keep doing that until you have the whole page quoted or reach the max characters allowed.


I started out with the Plumeria in a pot but it outgrew the pot and I couldn't find one big enough so I planted it in the ground. I looked on Google Earth (a program that gives a satellite shot of the earth) and I could see that it is still there.

The Kudzu plant I saw in the south was a sweet-smelling plant similar to honeysuckle and morning glories but grew much faster, as much as 60 ft in a day. There was a wooded area just outside of Memphis, TN that was getting choked out by it.

I just looked up the garlic vine on the internet. Some real pretty flowers. It definitely isn't Kudzu. The flowers are bigger.

Thanks, Pastor Roger, for teaching me how to do the quotes all at once. 

That's amazing you could see the tree is still there!  Yes, 60 feet in a day for the Kudzu....now I recall that.  It is really a dangerous plant.

There is another vine here called the potato vine. It grows really fast and complete covers small trees and plants, which die from the lack of sunlight. weight of the vine, and strangle hold the vine gives to the stems and limbs of plants and trees. This vine comes from South America, I think. It produces potato like fruit that is not edible, and when the potato's drop off the plant they in turn root and produce more vines. I have cut it down, gathered the potatoes and burned them and used roundup in fighting a losing battle to control it. As far as I know nothing eats this plant as well.

Islandboy, I just emailed your paragraph to a friend whose gardener planted potato vines by her door!  Are the flowers very pretty?  I wonder why a nursery would carry such a vine?

I've never heard of anything like this. Is this one of those plants that breaks foundations if it's planted close to a home?

The Kudzu sounds like a nightmare type plant that kills everything in its path. However, I think that I would still like it if there was a way to reasonably control it and keep it from killing your trees or doing damage to your house.

Blackeyedpeas, it might cover your home completely in a few days!  How could you get out? 

[Soldier4Christ]

My grandfather had a bugle vine also. Up here in the north it is not as destructive as the harsher winters beat it back temporarily. The Kudzu is a nasty plant but it is also very useful. The rubber vines are great for making baskets. It is good for food for livestock, especially goats love it and I've heard of some people using the flower for making shampoos, soap and lotions. Nope, you don't want it too close to your house though. Not only will the foundation be gone but there will be holes in your walls and roof from the roots it puts out along the tendrils. I saw one root had forced it's way straight through the trunk of an Oak tree.

Yes, it was amazing to see the Plumeria still there. It was good to see all the hard work I had put into it still being enjoyed by someone.

[nChrist]

Blackeyedpeas, it might cover your home completely in a few days!  How could you get out?   

   I would also want to plant things that I can out-run.

It doesn't sound like one would want to take a nap in the general area of the Kudzu. Pastor Roger says that it will grow through an oak, so just imagine what it would do to a human.

AND, who knows, maybe one of those genetic engineers has been loose with the Kudzu and it's much faster now than 60 feet per day.

[Debp]

  I would also want to plant things that I can out-run.

It doesn't sound like one would want to take a nap in the general area of the Kudzu. Pastor Roger says that it will grown through an oak, so just imagine what it would do to a human.

AND, who knows, maybe one of those genetic engineers has been loose with the Kudzu and it's much faster now than 60 feet per day.

I'm sitting here laughing! 

[islandboy]

The vine's  nickname is potato vine. It does not flower to my knowledge, unless it is really small, as I have never seen a flower on it. I think I have a picture of it and if I find it I will put it up with the orchid pictures. In Florida mostly anything you plant in the way of vines can outrun you given half a chance.

[Soldier4Christ]

The only thing I could find on the internet about an invasive vine in Florida that pertains to potatoes is what is called and Air Potato. It is said to have glossy, heart shaped leaves and has tubers (a potato type inedible fruit)  that are chock full of seeds. The following pictures were taken at what was called the "Air Potato Roundup" where a group of people got together to clear a lot of these plants out of the natural habitat.


The tubers:




An air potato that is killing out some trees:




A biology description:

[Debp]

The only thing I could find on the internet about an invasive vine in Florida that pertains to potatoes is what is called and Air Potato. It is said to have glossy, heart shaped leaves and has tubers (a potato type inedible fruit)  that are chock full of seeds. The following pictures were taken at what was called the "Air Potato Roundup" where a group of people got together to clear a lot of these plants out of the natural habitat.


The tubers:




An air potato that is killing out some trees:




A biology description:

Thanks for posting the photos/info.  I hope I didn't freak my friend out when I emailed her Islandboy's paragraph on the Potato Vine! 

[islandboy]

Thank you Pastor Roger. You found the vine I was talking about. It is nasty stuff as it takes over large areas and can grow in sun or shade. Not something you want to plant in warm climates.