Deanie,
please do a search on here for kudzu. It always starts a nasty thread!!!

Oh I really don't think you want Kudzu vine !! It is one of the most invasive plants ever to be let into this country. I live in NC and there is not controlling it unless you have goats that eat it. Please read about this vine first. USE GREAT CAUTION. If has strangled out all of the trees, etc here in the south.

It's here in Philadelphia, now. In part due to global climate change, it's moving north. Just sit still for a bit and it'll come to you. No need to go looking for it.

Thanks. Do you think it will get all the way to canada? I see seeds for sale in one of the seed catalogues. I don't think it would spread much here because of the climate but I guess i better not try it. Is it that bad in the northern states?

Depending on what happens with the climate, it may very well get to - and become a problem in - Canada. As I said, it's arrived in Philadelphia, and is steadily moving north. It will probably develop hardier and hardier strains as it moves. I really would not risk it.

deanie...it isn't worth ANY risk at all! You would be amazed at how fast the stuff grows. We had a patch of it next to a house we lived in here in south alabama. The kids and I measured it's growth one day...great homeschool project. One day a sprig of the plant actually grew nearly 2 feet! It completely covers trees, power poles, tractors, and houses. Don't try it! The only good part of kudzu is you can make jelly from it's flowers. Of course that means you have to be very careful picking the blossoms since rattlesnakes tend to love to bed down underneath the stuff.

Thanks everyone. I won't try the stuff then!

I'm glad you're convinced, but if you want some absolute reinforcement - look at the images of kudzu on Google. I'm amazed this is still found in catalogs.

From the Global Invasive Species Databas listing Kudzu "the vine that ate the South" as one of the 100 most invasive:

Pueraria montana var. lobata is a ropelike semiwoody leguminous vine with a twining and trailing growth habit that can form dense infestations covering ground and trees. It is reported to infest about 2 to 3 million hectacres in the Eastern U.S. and results in estimated loses of $500US million per year in land productivity and control costs. It inhabits temperate zones, or higher altitudes in the tropics, and can be found growing in almost all eco-types from the driest flatwoods to the margins of permanent bodies of water.
Common Names: kudzu, kudzu vine, Kudzu-Kletterwein

This is the type of thing that should be farmed for turning into bio fuels! With a growth like that - water it with recycled waste water from the treatment plants and then harvest every few days and bio fuel it!

I agree with all - do not want it near ya!!
Have seen where it lives up to it's name - The Vine That Ate The South! :(