DaisyI said:I lived in zone 8 in California and Orange Trumpet Vines grew so fast my Dad claimed you could sit and watch them grow. Wisteria are the same way. If you ignore them for a week or so, they will have arms reaching 10 feet in every direction looking for a place to cling. Being constantly vigilant is the only way to live with them so not a low maintenance plant. How about a Clematis?
We like clematis and used to have a couple of them in the back that grew up onto the deck, but they eventually died off and didn't come back. That was partly my fault because they were in a weedy area and when they went dormant I accidentally hit them with the weed-whacker. I planted a new clematis on the arch I made recently but it died of its own accord. I'm reserving that spot for another climbing rose when they become available again, or maybe put both clematis and a climbing rose there.
The constant vigilance part steers me towards donating them. I already have a constant vigilance project of trying to rid an area of bohemian knotweeds. I'm down to pulling the shoots, but they grow pretty much like your Dad said, they pop up overnight. They'll be like that for another 2 or 3 years.
