Are these vines a yes or no?

Anonymous
-Clematis
-trumpet vine
-Chinese wisteria (on a fence)
Anonymous
Clematis is lovely and well behaved, as long as you don’t plant Sweet Autumn which can become a persistent weed. Trumpet vine though native is beautiful but rampant and invasive. Chinese wisteria is non-native and invasive.
Anonymous
I have a Sweet Autumn Clematis and chop it way back after it blooms in the fall.
Anonymous
As the PP said, Clematis is generally lovely and well behaved. There is even a native fall blooming one that is good for wildlife, if that's a priority. Trumpet vine is an awesome native and great for hummingbirds, but tends to be fairly aggressive and unruly. If you have a large lot and can plant it by your treeline where it can go nuts, that's probably the best use for it. Chinese wisteria should be a non-starter. It gets massive, swallows support structures, and is destructive to our environment (invasive). There is an American wisteria which is considerably better behaved, but is still a fairly robust plant.
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