• NATURE ATTRACTION – This climber’s brightly colored flowers and
nectar-rich blooms will regularly attract attention of hummingbirds.
Hardy and trouble free in any sunny location, it bears masses of trumpet-
shaped flowers all summer.
• KEY TIPS – Give them plenty of room to grow. As a climber, they will
fasten themselves to a wall, trellis, pergola, post or fence growing vertically
and laterally.
During the growing season, pinch back vines from time to time to
assure dense growth.
• SHELF LIFE - Plant in larger pots and place outside immediately after
the night temperatures stay above 45 degrees.
• PLANT PREPARATION – Unpack your plants immediately removing
any packing material. Cut away any yellow or brown leaves or broken
stems that may have occurred.
Water them immediately.
• POTTED PLANTS - Rather than in the garden you may re-pot into
large containers. Repot the plants into at least 15 inch pots separately
or together inside one larger container. As a climber, they will need a
trellis, cage, or post to cling onto. During the growing season, pinch
back vines from time to time to assure dense growth.
• SOIL – If soil is clayish amend it with garden soil for adequate moisture
retentiveness.
• GARDEN PREPARATION Pick a sunny location near a wall, trellis, pergola,
post or fence where they can grow both vertically and laterally.
• PLANTING SPACING – If planting in garden or together in one container
space 10 to 15eet apart.
• PLANTING DEPTH - Dig holes twice the width of the root ball and
about 5-6 inches deep. Place them in their holes. Pack soil firmly
around roots.
• PLANT HEIGHT – Depending on your pruning, they will grow 15-35
feet tall in about 3 years.
• WATER - Water upon planting. Their soil likes to remain damp during
their growing season.
• FERTILIZER – They respond to feeding with a high bloom fertilizer
like Flower Magic plant food (M7503). Twice a month is sufficient.
• TEMPERATURE ZONES 4 to10 -When nights stay above 45 degrees,
place your plants outside and leave them there. They can withstand
winter temperatures to minus 30 below 0 Farenheit.
• LIGHTING - In the summer growing season, full sun is the absolute
best. BLOOMING – Under correct conditions, blooming begins in July
and last well into October.
• DORMANCY – These plants will lose all of their foliage in the winter.
• PRUNING – During the growing season, pinch back vines from time
to time to assure dense growth. Dead and weak wood should be
removed in early spring as necessary. Shortening lateral branches
encourages thicker growth.
• STAKING - As
