Dipogon Species, Australian Pea Vine, Cape Sweet Pea, Dolichos Pea, Mile-a-Minute, Okie Bean

Planted this sweet vine in front of a window as a screen. In Lodi California it wintered over. It was shaded so I did not get as many flo...Read Morewers as I could of but every spring it was one of the plants I looked for ward to returning. I am now in Spokane Valley Wa and i'm going to give it a try in a sunny spot up a pole or trellis. My plant was originally picked up at Annie's Annuals in the Bay Area. My seeds are a few years old so I've place them in wet paper towels to see if I can get any to germinate.

First, I was horrified to see it called Australian. It comes from South Africa, along with many other of our noxious weeds.
Second...Read More, it is a declared weed (ie a real baddie) across southern Australia in climates from winter frosts to century+ summers.
It strangles and smothers whatever it can climb on or grow over, and yes it has large underground rhizomes to keep shooting from. I dug up a plant with 2 slender stalks, 18 inches long, and it already had a root of 6 inches by 3/4 inch.
Aust recommendations for removal are dig the tiny ones, poison the big ones, or if you can, burn it. That kills the big one and germinates seed so you get less coming back.
Don't plant it in the first place!

I hate this plant. It was growing all over the front and back yard when we moved into our house. It is extremely hard to get rid of, and ...Read Morethe leaves give off a fowl odor. I have spent entire days trying to dig this plant up, and have removed root balls weighing over 10 lbs. But this plant just keeps growing, in fact it seems to like my meddling. I wanted to plant a nice little garden with native plants but this vine strangles all of the natives out. I pull out the vine everyday, and every morning when I go out into the garden it is growing again. Im so frustrated, I dont want to use any kind os herbicide but I feel I may have to if I can't get this under control soon. Or I will just have to get used to its ugly and smelly foliage, and small pink flowers. I give this plant an affirmative NEGATIVE.

A small evergreen vine, native to South Africa, which blooms from April to September. It has clusters of attracive rose-pink flowers. Th...Read Moree heart shaped foliage is exceptionally attractive deep green, and looks good all winter in my area (San Francisco). May go deciduous in colder areas. Fast growing, and considered invasive in some areas.