Wisteria is cold-hardy perennial with lovely, draping flowers that resemble clusters of grapes. The lilac blue flowers are sweetly scented and appear in mid-spring. Be aware: They grow incredibly fast and need a lot of attention to keep from going into unwanted places. These cheery annuals are easy to grow from seed. Soak them first overnight to help them sprout faster. Their beautiful round leaves and cheery flowers work well in containers and beds, but they also can be trained up a trellis.
Bonus: The leaves and flowers are edible! They like full sun. This beautiful fast-climbing annual is a hummingbird magnet! With delicate tubular flowers in red, pink, or apricot and feathery foliage, it is lovely on a trellis or arbor in full sun. This exotic-looking vine isn't well-known by most gardeners, but it should be! It tolerates heat and drought, and hummingbirds love it!
It's considered an annual in most climates, but it may survive as a perennial in warmer regions of the country. It blooms all summer and enjoys full sun. Beautiful, fragrant bright yellow flowers cover this hardy vine. It blooms in early spring, with some reblooming in fall.
It's a fast-grower that works well to cover unsightly views. Clusters of delicate purple flowers cover this hardy perennial vine in early summer. Keep it in a pot, as it can become quite aggressive in the landscape. Similar in appearance to climbing hydrangea, this vine actually is a different plant altogether!
The brachts petals are single and come in pink or white, whereas climbing hydrangeas only come in white. This vine tolerates shade, though it needs some light to bloom. Morning glories live up to their name, opening in the morning sunshine.
They grow quickly from seed. Pick off the dried seeds after they bloom if you don't want them to self-sow next year. Country Life.
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Today's Top Stories. Makeover Takeover: Colonial Comeback. Treat Your Family to Homemade Cupcakes. Teresa Kopec Getty Images. Westend61 Getty Images. Another fast-growing annual, black-eyed Susan vine develops scores of bright yellow, orange, or white flowers with dark centers all summer long. You can easily grow this vine from seed and plant it directly in the garden or choose to buy started plants.
While this climbing vine is happy to climb a trellis, it's also a favorite in hanging baskets where it can twist around the basket supports. Available in a spectacular array of colors and forms double and single flowers , clematis will quickly shimmy up a fence, mailbox, or arbor.
There's also dwarf clematis that grow just 3 feet tall and are perfect for containers. Clematis vines are easy to grow if you follow the old saying that clematis like their "heads in the sun and their feet in the shade.
Some clematis bloom on new wood and others bloom on old wood, so it's best to prune them in the spring after new growth has begun; that way you won't accidentally remove flower buds no matter what type of clematis you have.
Flowering as early as February in mild winter climates, Carolina jessamine is a perennial favorite, thanks to its golden yellow, trumpet-shape, fragrant blooms that brighten the garden when few other plants are in flower. Use Carolina jessamine to screen a view or add color to a woodland garden.
Every spring, the rich fragrance of Madagascar jasmine perfumes the air across the Deep South. This elegant perennial vine has dark green, leathery leaves that are topped with clusters of trumpet-shape, sweetly scented white flowers.
In the North, you can often buy this low maintenance vine as a patio plant that doesn't mind spending the winter indoors in a cool location. You'll be amazed at how quickly hyacinth bean vine reaches for the sun.
Its beautiful green or purple foliage topped with brilliant heads of purplish-pink flowers provides a quick, colorful canopy over arbors and trellises. After the flowers fade, the plants develop large, showy, pea podlike seed heads that dangle from the ends of each branch.
Be a friend to pollinators by including passion vine in your garden. Butterfly species such as gulf fritillary and zebra longwing use it as both a host and nectar plant, while other species just feed on the nectar. Gardeners enjoy this vine's beautiful flowers , too. The petals are white and purple with a darker purple crown and yellow center.
A flashy cousin to the black-eyed Susan vine, blue sky vine produces multitudes of big, purplish-blue, cuplike flowers with golden throats. Also called Bengal clock vine, this fast grower is a perennial vine in mild climates but can be brought indoors as a houseplant during the winter in colder northern regions. When grown as an annual, blue sky vine can grow up to 8 feet in one season. A vigorous clinging vine, trumpet vine is perfect for gardeners who want a quick cover-up for a large surface like a fence or pergola.
Trumpet vine develops attractive, finely divided foliage covered by funnel-shape orange, red, or yellow flowers in midsummer. As fragrant as it is colorful, wisteria makes an excellent choice for large arbors, pergolas, or porches. This classic beauty can also be trained into a tree form where its bumper crop of pendulous, early spring white, purple, or lilac flowers can be enjoyed easily.
Be sure to plant the native species, Wisteria frutescens , commonly called American wisteria. Steer clear of Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda ; these Asian species both are invasive in several areas of the U.
Avoid fertilizing the vines to ensure flowering and to prevent them from growing out of control. Like morning glory, cypress vine , is a fast growing annual flowering vine that makes a colorful addition to the summer garden. Passionfruit vines are an ideal climber that do double duty as an edible plant in your garden. They do best in warm areas. For other alternatives, you could go retro with a choko vine.
Seasonal vegies that work well to cover a wall include climbing spinach, peas and snow peas, beans and cucumbers. Wisteria is a classic climber with flowers that hang down when draped across a patio roof or passageway. Being deciduous, wisteria provides summer shade and winter sun, as does crimson glory vine Vitis coignetiae , which has dazzling autumn colour.
To clothe an outdoor pavilion or pagoda, try chocolate-scented Akebia quinata, fragrant white bridal wreath Stephanotis or yellow Carolina jasmine Gelsemium sempervirens. Mandevillas such as the Aloha series of pink and red beauties, thrive in large pots, bearing masses of trumpet blooms most of the year. Stephanotis and star jasmine, pictured, also grow happily in containers.
The first step in planning a climbing garden is to secure a trellis to a wall. The natural material and diagonal design of this timber trellis from Ikea makes it a great choice for any balcony, courtyard or beautiful backyard.
If you struggle to remember to water your plants, this delightful little can will be a handy reminder. The elegantly designed watering can will make your plants look just as good. For sprinkling, but make it stylish. This striking hose is the garden accessory that will make you look forward to watering. Available in a range of colours, we love the dramatic subtly of this jet black hose paired with gold hardware.
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