Thursday, July 5, 2012

All of its glory

This is the glorious trumpet vine...I have a love-hate relationship with it. I cannot help but thrill with the beauty of it. Yet when I worked at the orchard, I seen what it can do. It can literally strangle the life out of a tree.
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10 comments:

  1. NaquillityJuly 5, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    what a beautiful picture. i saw some trumpet vines growing on a tree just the other day. it's sad to know that they will take the trees life. hope all is well. have a great day~

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  2. MadSnapper n BeauJuly 5, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    same with me, we have it on our back fence and it will take over. but it is beautiful. i have seen it growing on power lines and in the tops of 3 story high trees.

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  3. barbara l. haleJuly 5, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    It is beautiful and i didn't know that about it. Invasives are a problem all over.

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  4. SusanJuly 5, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    So, so beautiful! We have those all over here in the desert!

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  5. donJuly 5, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    This beautiful image of it does suggest the disturbing nature of the plant when on a tree. Fine shot of this brilliant vine.

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  6. TexWisGirlJuly 5, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    i love these vines. mine has been growing slowly for years - fits and starts. was doing great, again, this spring - then the grasshoppers have all but devoured it.

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  7. Judy July 5, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    Beautiful! I planted one last summer but with the dry spell we're having it's not doing very good.

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  8. trumpJuly 5, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    I have some of these on the side of my home, and I love the colors. Richard from the Amish settlement of Lebanon,pa

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  9. GeorgeJuly 5, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    This vine does have beautiful blossoms.

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  10. EG CameraGirlJuly 8, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    I have a love-hate relationship with the trumpet vine in my side yard. It's pretty but quite invasive, for sure.

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