I have not been able to get anything to establish on the northwest side of our house to shade first story windows. The sun does not hit the wall until after 2pm and then it's blasting it until sunset.
It grows easily hear and has volunteered almost exactly where I would like it for shade cover at the house.
Has anyone grown it against their house?
...on a pergola near a wall?
I see it growing wild with a nice thick trunk (or several twisted together) up several feet then lots of leafy growth.
I think I could train it to shade how I would like it to.
Just wondering if there is a downside to having it close to a foundation?
It already pops up everywhere and we just cut it back or mow and sometimes let it grow if it's out if the way.
It doesn't seem nearly as aggressive as wisteria...we learned our lesson there at our old place.
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
"It's all one song!" -Neil Young
This is AT LEAST a thirty year old trumpet vine. I know this because I grew up with it. Kinda neat no?
I usually go by the idea of not putting anything with exploring roots near foundations. I might be overreacting but I just don't want to risk it. My understanding of trumpet vines is that their roots are particularly aggressive and can produce new plants through it's spreading. The trumpet vine in the picture above has not spread as you can see, but I'm not sure if I would want to tempt fate myself?
You can see the semi-grassy area behind it. For years it was a pull through for vehicles so the ground is rather compacted all around it. Perhaps that helped contain it?