Hi Greg ~
Those long pods have TONS of
seeds in them!
Wait til the pods turn brown and dry,
and then you can split them open.
I've never tried
growing them, but have saved many.
It took 5 years for each of my trumpet vines to finally have any
flowers, so I do not prune them back. I was also wanting it to grow up and over the roof of my shed, which it has now accomplished after many years. My husband does prune back the front parts, as they hang down over the doors to the shed, and they don't seem to mind it and
flower each year now.
Hope that helps, Lynne
