Trumpet Vines

This past spring my aunt gave me three little Red Trumpet Vine plants.

Her plant is very well behaved and very, very old. So old that I thought it was some kind of tree before it bloomed. It puts out good sized red-orange blooms. And did I mention that it's well behaved?

The three little plants are not.

They are also no longer little. There are several 4-5 foot vines on each plant. If they were growing up something this wouldn't be a problem but they are in a pot on the deck. I looked into a pre-made trellis and they were far too expensive. Even at Walmart.

I might put one out by a large tree in the back yard for it to grow on. I think it would look very nice out there. The problem would be convincing my parents of this.

I have a feeling they won't put out flowers until next year.