Hummingbirds Can't Resist These Native Vines!

[@BackyardEcology]

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[@tapestrycrochet]

The name for coral honeysuckle in the Cherokee language translates to "the hummingbird arrives," appropriate since it starts to bloom when they arrive.

[@BackyardEcology]

Cool! Ours always blooms at the same time we start seeing hummingbirds, along with eastern columbine.

[@BeSmarterFaster]

I "Pollinated" your "like" button as instructed. I'm still sitting here chuckling about that line. LOL

[@BackyardEcology]

Thank you! I wanted something different from "Please hit the like button"!

[@johnkammerer9502]

​@@BackyardEcology I pollinated it too!! 😂

[@BackyardEcology]

@@johnkammerer9502 Thank you!

[@anonymouscrank]

Have a good time all the time. That's my philosophy.

[@ashrillcaw]

"listen to the flower people". I do, when I watch your channel.

[@BackyardEcology]

Nice!

[@edwardallan197]

I am celebrating first red trumpets after 5 years of care! Mine is trapped on a soil island growing on an 8 foot tree stump. I love my Campsis! ❤❤

[@BackyardEcology]

Sounds like a perfect spot for it!

[@edwardallan197]

@@BackyardEcology I have a plant-hating slumlord. I had to make that stump beautiful or we would get more concrete....... I made it! Well, WE... ( Campsis & I) made it!

[@BackyardEcology]

@@edwardallan197 Awesome!

[@tompatchak8706]

I just bought a trumpet plants to try to get more but a hummingbirds in my backyard so far I have a few feeders and we finally seen some hummingbirds this summer after living here for three years.

[@BackyardEcology]

Awesome!

[@braukorpshomebrew6039]

Fun fact - when Spinaltap was promoting the film, they sold calendars via mail order. But folks who paid for it got colanders in the mail.

[@tompatchak8706]

ROCK AND ROOOLL!

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

Thank you. This is so helpful. I have a number of dead trees I cut high for wildlife. I will plant my trumpet vine on those!

[@BackyardEcology]

Glad you found the video useful!

[@Calvin.The.Unfindable]

such a lot of information in this video, nicely put together. super interesting :) wishing you are great week

[@BackyardEcology]

Thank you! Hope your week is awesome!

[@Calvin.The.Unfindable]

@@BackyardEcology thank you - had a a busy few days, hopefully towards the weekend it will quieten down a little for me! :D doing ok so far though, thank you

[@BackyardEcology]

@@Calvin.The.Unfindable Glad to hear things are going well for you! Been busy here - spring is our busy season.

[@Calvin.The.Unfindable]

@@BackyardEcology were late spring, technically calendar summer here. enjoying watching a few bird families next building, seeing them picking certain types of next materials. so hopefully no one around us will be butchering their hedges and trees yet.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@Calvin.The.Unfindable Many birds are nesting here. There is a phoebe nest on our porch and I think the red shouldered hawks that nested in a tree behind the garage may have chicks. I can hear them cheeping for food sometimes.

[@lizjoe21750]

Trumpet vine (or creeper) is abundant in Michigan. I have it, and I see it all over the place up here.

[@BackyardEcology]

It may be abundant there, but it is not native to most if not all of the state. BONAP has it listed as present but exotic. A great example of why even plants native to North America should not be planted outside of their native ranges.

[@lizjoe21750]

@BackyardEcology ah, that makes sense, lol. I forgot you talk about planting native species of plants. Thanks for responding!

[@damintten]

So instead plant .... In Michigan?

[@BackyardEcology]

@@damintten None of the vines in the video are native to MI. A better bet for native plants to attract hummingbirds in MI would be a native flowering perennial like cardinal flower or blue lobelia.

[@baddriversofcolga]

I've got all 3 at my house, but they're all too young to bloom. Hopefully I'll get some blooms next year!

[@BackyardEcology]

They grow quickly so most likely they will bloom next year.

[@dustinpotter8312]

The territorial map for trumpet creeper does not show Michigan as a place of it's habitation bit I have seen it growing wild in various places in Michigan. As you have indicated, if allowed to, it will cover everything around it and spread from there.

[@BackyardEcology]

Michigan isn't on the map showing the native range because trumpet creeper is not native to Michigan. It is an introduced species there and is becoming problematic in some areas.

[@dustinpotter8312]

@@BackyardEcology If it was introduced by other than natural means then their should be a presumed date of introduction. None the less I was under the impression it was a "natural" and not invasive east of the rockies as per your description. My bad. Is there a "cold climate" that trumpet creeper does not tolerate?

[@BackyardEcology]

@@dustinpotter8312 I have never been able to find a date on the introduction, but every source I have ever located says not native to MI. It has been spreading rapidly in MI and since it is outside of its native range I won't be surprised if it gets labeled as invasive there. Cold does stop it, but how far north it can possibly survive isn't fully known.

[@dustinpotter8312]

@@BackyardEcology Well thanks for looking though. I live in the southern part of MI but I do believe I have seen the trumpet vine as far north as Grayling. Thanks again.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@dustinpotter8312 They are all over the southern half of MI, Grayling is getting up there! Lets hope it stops going north.

[@joshuawaynehensley]

gotta go with the early hit, "Gimme Some Money" :D

[@BackyardEcology]

Ah yes, great tune. That was with the original drummer, correct? I am partial to the tune "Stonehenge"...🤣

[@joshuawaynehensley]

@@BackyardEcology can't go wrong with Stonehenge!

[@jbfiske2785]

…That tended to understate the hugeness of the object.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@jbfiske2785 18 feet not 18 inches!

[@Guishan_Lingyou]

@@BackyardEcology My memory is not good enough to recite lines from the movie, but being reminded of it gives me a chuckle.

[@lesliew87]

I’m having SUch a hard time finding some crossvine! 😢 I’ve been searching for awhile. Headed to GroWild May 25 and I hope they have it!

[@lesliew87]

I’m curious what are your favorite things to grow on fences? I just want to cover my fence but it also can’t be toxic to dogs.

[@BackyardEcology]

Grow Wild has quite a large selection so good chance they will have it!

[@BackyardEcology]

Many vines are considered toxic to dogs. Three native species that are considered safe are crossvine (Bignonia capreolata), coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) and passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) any of which would do well on a fence. The crossvine would take some work to keep it where you want it though.

[@lesliew87]

@@BackyardEcology thank you! I think I might switch over to coral honeysuckle for the fence instead of crossvine. I’ve got two native plant sale lists in front of me and one is about to go live here. My head is spinning. My yard is a learning experience for sure. However, while weeding earlier I watched a high speed chase between a bird and an insect in my yard and it made me happy.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@lesliew87 Coral honeysuckle looks great on a fence and tends to be better behaved than crossvine. Sounds like you have things going in the right direction! Keep up the good work!

[@CatchMOFish]

Spinal Tap 🤘🏻

[@tomchristopher71]

I know the movie. "Heavy Duty"

[@troygillespie]

Big Bottom….big bottom…. Talk about tap roots, my plant’s got ‘em…. Also, how about virgin’s bower for pollinators? And where to find the native species for sale? Vs non native sweet autumn clematis

[@BackyardEcology]

Virgins bower is a good vine for pollinators. Best way to track it down near you is to contact your state native plant society and ask them. Someone will likely know of a local (or at least fairly close) source for it.

[@BackyardEcology]

Also glad to see you throw in that classic film reference!

[@stillhere1425]

Our Solar Flare blooms at least minimally year round, and our hummingbirds love it (Coachella Valley, California). I don’t think it’s invasive…

[@BackyardEcology]

Not sure about CA as it is well outside the area I normally work in, but in the eastern US trumpet creeper outside of its native range can be invasive. It can be quite aggressive even where it is native. Some cultivars may have been selected for there less aggressive tendencies also. The wild trumpet vines are blooming full force here right now and the hummingbirds are all over them.

[@cathyzook8525]

One more thing you say this vine is native to the east coast area? I live in the southwest.

[@BackyardEcology]

All of the vines in the video are native to the eastern US but have been planted in other areas through the horticulture industry.

[@cathyzook8525]

I had a beautiful trumpet vine that was already here when i moved in ten years ago. It was planted in front of the porch and groew so full and thick i could sit out there snd no one could even see me. This last soring it started out like always then i walked out one day and all the leaves were wilted and within a few dats they all dropped and my beautiful vine has died. Now i do see where some seed must have gotton blown around as i see it popping up in other areas of the yard. I need to find out what happened to the original one so i can try to keep it from happening again. Any ideas?

[@BackyardEcology]

There are many possibilities and without actually having seen the plant it is hard to say.

[@cathyzook8525]

I wish I knew so I can protect the new ones coming up. Just seems odd. This place was empty four 4 years before I got it it was here all that time plus the 10 years I've been here then one day just wiltsup and dies. Don't make since.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@cathyzook8525 It may have just lived its life, or finally gave in to some pathogen it had been fighting for awhile. If it was the only plant affected probably not something like herbicide drift. Really hard to tell without seeing the plant as it is going through it.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

Is trumpet creeper also known as cardinal creeper?

[@BackyardEcology]

I believe the cypress vine, Ipomoea quamoclit, is sometimes referred to as cardinal creeper. It is not native to the U.S.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

@@BackyardEcology Thanks for your response! So should I plant around my lattice? I also have moonflowers and morning glories. Love your channel--new sub! 💕

[@BackyardEcology]

@@bluebutterflywellness2273 Thanks for the sub! I wouldn't plant cypress vine - it is listed as a noxious weed in several states and has proven it can escape cultivation and invade natural areas. You may want to consider coral honeysuckle, it is native, has red flowers, and blooms all summer long.

[@bluebutterflywellness2273]

@@BackyardEcology Awesome--TYSM!! 💕🦋

[@BackyardEcology]

@@bluebutterflywellness2273 You're welcome!

[@adjohnson9897]

Spinal Tap

[@BackyardEcology]

Yes!

[@joerosburns5639]

Stonehenge

[@BackyardEcology]

One of the best scenes in the movie!

[@briankoziel6650]

Spinal tap?

[@BackyardEcology]

It was a mockumentary movie released in 1984 about a made up rock band called Spinal Tap.

[@cindijones1734]

Trumpet creeper is as bad as Kudzu. It covers trees and spreads like wildfire by underground shoots. I made the mistake of buying it and planting it in my garden and it has spread everywhere. I dig up a shoot and 10 more appear around it. And the original root keeps coming back no matter how deeply it was dug up. Don't bring this one home!

[@BackyardEcology]

The fact that trumpet creeper is native and supports a ton of native pollinators and wildlife takes it out of the same realm as kudzu. Not even close. How it acts depends on where it is planted and how it is managed. I know several people who grow it in their yards and have little problem with it - but they stay on top of it. It is also an excellent choice when planted for erosion control.

[@gardeningtheearth]

I agree with Cindijones1734. I have Trumpet Creeper in a historic savannah landscape I am managing and yes, it is native but as you said does not play well with others. I would be very cautious about suggesting it to anyone if their landscape does not get mowed regularly and they would like other plants and not a monoculture of trumpet vine.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@gardeningtheearth A lot depends on the location and the plant community it is growing in. It is in our woods and on the fence bordering our farm. Rarely does it get far from the fence in the open areas - it can't outcompete the grasses and goldenrods. The deer tend to keep the sprouts eaten down in the wooded areas. In a yard situation, yes it needs to be managed carefully. If it is in an area that is mowed often it often doesn't have a chance to spread far. I know several people who have it growing on snags as a focal point in their garden.

[@gardeningtheearth]

@@BackyardEcologyThank you for the response. I wonder if my growing zone is ideal for trumpet creeper to take over… I’m in Austin Texas. I just sacked up 13 yard bags of trumpet creeper (there’s so much more too!) and it pushed all other plants out where it was growing. It roots all along its vine and it literally rooted itself into the Ashe Juniper it was growing on.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@gardeningtheearth Trumpet creeper is native to parts of Texas, but from the county range maps it is spotty. Could be the area it is growing in that is allowing it to spread so much.

[@stillhere1425]

Doood! Everybody knows or should know about eleven.

[@BackyardEcology]

Exactly!