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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl
If I may....
Most of the flowering vines common to our zone are twining vines not suckering- they have no means to adhere to a wall on their own. In order to climb, they need to be able to wrap around their support, or be tied to it.
What The Villages does NOT approve of is attaching a TRELLIS to a block or stucco wall.
On your property, you may anchor a trellis in the ground in FRONT of the wall and train a vine on that. A free standing trellis provides for air circulation, healthy plants and ease of maintenance as well.
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It is incorrect to say that aphids will leave little cocoons on your home. Just plain mistaken.
Aphids may feed on Oleander. They feed on other garden plants as well. A good blast of the hose usually remedies that should you notice a problem.
I believe you have confused aphids with the Polka Dot Wasp Moth. They have no relation to one another.
The moth likes to lay eggs on the underside of lower growing Oleander leaves. The larvae (caterpillars) of this moth, upon hatching, will feed on the Oleander leaves. The caterpillars can be plucked by hand should there be a huge number of them-
I have not seen huge numbers on any plant, but I imagine it could happen... would take a lot of moths laying a lot of eggs on one plant, though.
What I HAVE seen are glorious Oleander ( in full bloom right now) all around the area. A number of my neighbors have incorporated it along wall plantings and it looks to establish and hold up quite reliably.
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People should be aware that oleanders are poisonous. Years ago people died because they used oleander limbs as skewers when roasting marshmellows over a campfire.