>>Was the ivy on the walls Boston ivy rather than English ivy?
I am familiar with Boston ivy and the vines I saw at Biltmore were English ivy for sure.
>>...if you take your cuttings from the adult growth, the plant will stay in that mode as it grows...
Very interesting. I took 10" cuttings from blooming plants. It will be interesting to find out when they start blooming.
>>I still like porcelain berry as a bee plant...
The more I look the more I agree with you. It seems to bloom over a long period at the time of the year when not much else is in bloom. I think I'll try it as well. And passion fruit vines if they prove hardy for my area.
>>The only perenial native vine ... reported to be a good honey
plant is poison ivy.
You are right, Keith. I had a lot of poison ivy when we bought the house and have eliminated all of it. I get a rash if I get its oils on my skin.
Waldemar
Long Island, NY
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