Tuesday, December 2, 2008

T is for Trumpet Vine

and ABC Wednesday Anthology
have advanced to the letter T.






Trumpet vines can cover a fence

or climb twenty-five feet up a tree

or the vine itself can slyly creep across the stairs.
(No! Those little white flowers do not belong to the trumpet vine!)

Portrait of trumpet blossoms.

14 comments:

Elaine Dale said...

What a lovely "T" entry. Thanks for sharing.

photowannabe said...

Love the bright orange of the trumpet vine. I didn't know they could climb so high. Perfect choice for the letter T.

Tash said...

That's the prettiest, healthiest trumpet vine ever. Beautiful "T" entry.

Beth said...

Hello, Granny Smith. I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Your beautiful pictures suit you to a "T". And I have tagged you or invited you to share in a bookworm challenge. Come and see!

Maggie May said...

What a beautiful plant. Just what I needed to see to brighten up a horribly cold day.

Rinkly Rimes said...

Do you know the old saying about blowing ones own trumpet? I don't think I've managed to get on to ABC Wed this time. Mr Linky seems erratic.

antigoni said...

Excellent post!

babooshka said...

Something new learned today. Hadn't a clue what these pretties were called.

mrsnesbitt said...

Wow! Loved the brightness these lovely fellas brought to such a dull grey day!

I read with interest your sonnet for JFK, I had tears in my eyes. The salute his young son made as the coffin rode past still brings tears to my eyes.

Miss_Yves said...

Wonderful pictures !
I think that the french translation is "Bignonia"
This plant is common and rather orange in the south of France.

RuneE said...

I don't think that is one we have here, so thank you for sharing!

Rose said...

These are beautiful vines indeed. I planted one this year, but it didn't come up. I've seen many of them in other gardens, though, and you're right that they can grow to amazing sizes. Lovely T post!

Bear Naked said...

Terrific T TOPIC and photos for ABC Wednesday.

Bear((( )))

Dragonstar said...

How beautiful! I suppose it might sometimes be considered a pest, but it looks so cheerful and bright.

On behalf of the ABC team, thank you for participating this week.