Sewer-vine, Onion vine

This plant was hanging over a fence from a neighbor's yard and into the alleyway. I took a soft stem cutting and brought it with me t...Read Moreo my next house. It is a lovely vine and completely controllable. When I need to cut it back it just slash away. Once almost to the ground because a friend wanted it... when he didn't show up to dig it out I kept it and it came back beautifully. I see no seedlings anywhere around it, which to me would make it troublesome. The scent of a crushed leaf is very much akin to onion...but a sewer? Not so much.

The flowers do not last long time but when it is blooming it's truly beautiful. I'd be happy to post a photo, of which I have many.

This species is also a Florida state noxious weed.

Sewervine or Onion Vine (Paederia cruddasiana) is listed as a Category One Invasive by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC). Th...Read Moreis species is a vine that agressively invades natural habitats and disturbed sites in southern Florida and the Keys. It is now found in many areas of Miami-Dade County. It agressively invades the canopy and understory of hammocks, pinelands, thickets, disturbed areas and many other similar habitats with sun or light to medium shade and quickly smothers and overtops and climbs over native vegetation, killing them. It is also ubiquitous in many disturbed sites such as vacant lots, weedy sites, old fields and areas with other exotic vegetation and similar habitats. It is often seen growing extremely quickly, smothering vegetation. It is hardy in zones 10a and below through 11 in the U.S. This agressive vine can climb as high as 30 or 40 feet or more and can be over 30 feet long. It most agressively invades sites with full sunlight or light, filtered shade or light shade, such as hammocks, sunny hammocks, sunny sites and thickets. It is now a prohibited species for Miami-Dade County and efforts are underway to eradicate or control this highly invasive, fast-growing and agressive vine in natural habitats. Please, DO NOT PLANT THIS VINE ANYWHERE IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA, SUCH AS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE KEYS!

MORE FACTS - The common name of this plant, 'Sewervine' or 'Onion Vine', refers to the rank, sewer-like or onion-like smell of the leaves.