Asked on Sep 05, 2013
Anyone know what the name of this wild vine is?
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I've seen it on the wilder portions of our property and it has twined around my porch railing. It's rather pretty. Heart-shaped leaves, little cream colored flowers. I live in New York State.
Close up of the leaves and flowers.
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Looks like Carolina Jasmine
Mary Law
on Sep 06, 2013
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Leaves look too fat and blooms are not right for a Carolina Jasmine.
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Sep 06, 2013
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I have it & now have medium sized chayote like bulbs on it. Not a chayote, I looked it up.
Penn Harvey
on Sep 06, 2013
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Thanks everyone! I think I've found the name of this vine, via a reader of my blog. It's Polygonum Scandens, part of the buckwheat family. And it's invasive, unfortunately!
Claudia of Mockingbird Hill Cottage
on Sep 06, 2013
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Very invasive. If you pull it out, try not to let its seeds drop. Or you''ll be pulling it out again!
Heidi @ Heidi Ho-rticulture
on Sep 06, 2013
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Not Caroline Jasmine for sure, cause it has a bright yellow bloom and a thicker leave. Is Scandens just active in your zone???
Kay Love-Wood
on Sep 07, 2013
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It's a type of Jasmine!
Cathie J Cadman
on Sep 07, 2013
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If the seeds scattered, you can use a pre-emergent like Preen in that area to keep them from germinating!
Gretchen
on Sep 07, 2013
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Claudia, it does look like Polygonum Scandens/ climbing buckwheat. Does it have reddish vines? We see a lot of it near damp, wet areas. I'm also from NY, maybe an hour or so from you, this plant is a pest.
Peg
on Sep 07, 2013
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I think it's lovely. It's a pest, only if you don't like it...same for some weeds. I read that somewhere.
Sondra
on Sep 07, 2013
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@Claudia of Mockingbird Hill Cottage, thank you for the right information!
Cathie J Cadman
on Sep 07, 2013
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It is like the bindweed & you don't want the flowers or even parts of the vine to be left. BURN every piece you have of it as it doesn't compost away unless you put it in a bucket of water to rot 1st which smells awful. It comes again & again. Good luck to you on getting rid of it!!!
Cheryl
on Sep 08, 2013
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This vine is in my garden for the first time! I have not seen it here in any of my gardens before. Thanks to everyone on this site I now know what ( safe disposal) do do with it. I left my shop property for two weeks and returned to find the front garden covered with it. It's a monster!
Julie
on Sep 08, 2013
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i asked a question months ago on identifying this same plant...it comes up each year and climbs my deck railing,and turns a beautiful red in autumn. I have had no trouble whatsoever with spreading. It remains in a pot on my deck and the flowers that fall do not germinate. Enjoy it.
Patty A
on Sep 08, 2013
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Carolina Jasmine
Mary Law
on Sep 09, 2013
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It's a weed,it will choke your other plants! it produces a fruit that looks like Chayote squash,,,but isn't,it has fluffy white stuff inside the pod
Martha Beltz
on Sep 11, 2013
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I can see that it has white flowers and c Jessamine has yellow flowers
Rosanne
on Apr 16, 2014
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Perhaps it's Angel Trumpet Vine?
Mary Law
on Apr 19, 2014
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It is not angel trumpet vine. BTW, all parts of the angel trumpet are poisonous. It is a close cousin of jimson weed! Jimson weed blossoms smell wonderful too. Ranchers call it locoweed because it induces hallucinations--even in animals.
Sally Roesner Fuhr
on Apr 19, 2014
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Thanks for the recent contributions everyone, but if you scroll up this post you'll see I identified it back in September. It's Polygonum Scandens and it spreads very quickly.
Claudia of Mockingbird Hill Cottage
on Apr 19, 2014
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