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Hello,
I’m considering transplanting some maypop into my garden. I’m a homeowner in the city with a small backyard. I want to plant this na...
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Maypop in the city #749843
Asked May 13, 2021, 9:22 PM EDT
Hello,
I’m considering transplanting some maypop into my garden. I’m a homeowner in the city with a small backyard. I want to plant this native vine into my yard but I’m concerned about how it might spread. (I don’t want to make neighbors upset with fruits or suckers, though the fence lines are already covered in random creeping vines).
I prefer to plant into the ground rather than a pot. I have two options/ideas: plant along with existing Virginia creeper and existing honeysuckle on the fence line. Or I have a cattle panel arch more centrally located in the yard.
Could someone here help to advise, please? If maypop’s suckers are anything like the management of the Virginia creeper or other fence vines I think it would be manageable. I want to plant native pollinator’s any chance I can.
Thank you so much!
Nicole in Tulsa
Tulsa County Oklahoma
Expert Response
So sorry for the slow reply. You may have already found what you were needing, but here is a little info just in case.
Maypop or passionflower, Passiflora incarnata, is a native vine of the southeast and can be an aggressive spreader through underground stems (rhizomes), especially under ideal growing conditions where it can cover large areas.
If you are concerned about it becoming a nuisance for the neighbors you can try planting it in the central area in the yard, however, it is possible it will eventually end up over along the fence as the seeds get dispersed by birds.
Hope this helps.
