Vine

Vines are plants that have a trailing or climbing growth habit.  They are great for trellises, arbors, fences, lamp poles and so forth.  Some, like the Akebia, climb by twining tendrils that clasp the support structure or other plants.  Others, like Clematis and Honeysuckle (Lonicera), have stems or leaf petioles that curl and twine around their support structure. There are also some vines, such as Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus), that cling to structures or other plants with adhesive disks.  Any of these will sprawl on the ground if there is nothing to support them and so are sometimes used as groundcovers.

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Botanical Name     Common Name
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Akebia quinata
Common Name: Chocolate Vine
Graceful semi-evergreen vine with five-fingered leaves and dark, brownish-purple vanilla scented flowers. Tolerates some shade and drought. Prefers moist but well-drained fertile soil.

Campsis flava
Common Name: Trumpet Vine
Showy, trumpet-shaped yellow flowers. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Long blooming. Fast growing woody native vine with rich green foliage. Prefers ordinary soil and is drought tolerant.

Campsis x 'Madame Galen'
Common Name: Trumpet Vine
Showy, trumpet-shaped bright salmon-red flowers. Attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Long blooming. Fast growing woody native vine with rich green foliage. Prefers ordinary soil and is drought tolerant.

Clematis  'Artic Queen'
Common Name: Clematis
7'-8'. Large 4-6" double white blooms with butter yellow anthers occur on both the old and the current season's growth. Slightly fragrant. Blooms May, June, August and September. Zones 4-9. Group 2. Plant patented.

Clematis  'Asao'
Common Name: Clematis
6"-8" rosy-pink flowers with a white center bar on each petal. Blooms in May and June. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Avant Garde'
Common Name: Clematis
Three-inch, dark rosy pink blooms have pompoms of light pink petaloids with yellow stamens at their centers. Blooms July to September. Group 3. Plant patented.

Clematis  'Belle of Woking'
Common Name: Clematis
Large double, sometimes semi-double, silvery-blue flowers fade to a pale, silvery lavender, with creamy centers. Blooms early summer and single blooms late summer. This heirloom variety is often slow to establish, but worth the wait. Group 2.

Clematis  'Blue Mist'
Common Name: Clematis
Large 6-8 lavender-blue single blooms with wavy margins and reddish purple stamens appear in May, June, August and September. Zones 4-8. Group 2.

Clematis  'Carnival'
Common Name: Clematis
5" single blooms of powder blue with dark lavender bars and bright yellow stamens appear in June on 6'-8' plants. Plant patented. Group 2.

Clematis  'Comtesse de Bouchard'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-6" mauve pink flowers in July and August. Attractive seed heads. Prune back hard in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Dr. Ruppel'
Common Name: Clematis
6"-8" light lavender-pink flowers with a deep carmine bar. Blooms in May and June and again in September. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Duchess of Edinburgh'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-6" double white flowers in June. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Elsa Spath'
Common Name: Clematis
6"-8" lavender-blue flowers with red anthers. Blooms June to August. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Ernest Markham'
Common Name: Clematis
5"-6" magenta-red blooms in June and July. Attractive seed heads. Prune back hard in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Etoile Violette'
Common Name: Clematis
2"-3" violet-purple flowers in June and July. Attractive seed heads. Prune back hard in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Franziska Maria'
Common Name: Clematis
Very double, deep blue blooms with yellow anthers appear from early summer through fall. Large blooms are so full they resemble a dahlia. Prolific bloomer. Plant Patented. Zones 4-9. Group 2.

Clematis  'Guernsey Cream'
Common Name: Clematis
Huge 5-6 creamy white blooms with buttery centers. Blooms heavily in late spring with a smaller flush of blooms in late summer. Group 2.

Clematis  'Hagley Hybrid'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-7" pinkish-mauve blooms in June and July. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Henryi'
Common Name: Clematis
7"-9" white flowers with attractive dark stamens in May and June. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Jackmanii'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-6" deep purple blooms in June and July. Attractive seed heads. Prune back hard in late February or early March. The easiest clematis to grow. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Jackmanii Rubra'
Common Name: Clematis
10'-12'. Velvety, purple red June blooms are often semi-double and later September blooms are single. Blooms are not large, but very abundant. Prune back by 1/3 after flowering to promote new growth and additional bloom. Zone 4. Group 2.

Clematis  'John Paul II'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-6" pearly white blooms with pink shading, overlapping petals and red stamens. Blooms June to August. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Josephine'
Common Name: Clematis
Huge, elaborate double blooms of lilac pink with slightly darker bars. Outer petals are light green in the shade to more lilac in full sun. Flowers late spring to early summer and often repeats in the fall. Award winner. Group 2.

Clematis  'Lanuginosa Candida'
Common Name: Clematis
6"-9" large pure white flowers with yellow anthers in June and July. One of the best large flowering white Clematis. Prune back half of previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Miss Bateman'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-6" creamy white flowers with dark stamens. Blooms in May and June. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of the previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Mrs. P.B. Truax'
Common Name: Clematis
4"-6" periwinkle blue blooms have yellow anthers and are sometimes marked with a faint green bar. A medium high vine suitable for many applications. Pruning group 2.

Clematis  'Multi Blue'
Common Name: Clematis
Deep 4"-5" double, deep blue blooms in May and June and again August through October. Attractive seed heads. Prune back half of previous season's growth in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Niobe'
Common Name: Clematis
Large, very deep red flowers with golden yellow anthers appear almost black just after opening. Very free-flowering, blooming June to September. Award Winner. Avoid pruning until it is well-established. Group 2.

Clematis  'Patricia Ann Fretwell'
Common Name: Clematis
6'-8'. Huge, double blooms have pink petals with red bars and creamy white stamens. Unique and distinctive! Masses of double blooms in May and June followed by single blooms in September. Plant Patented. Group 2.

Clematis  'Polish Spirit'
Common Name: Clematis
2"-4" deep purple flowers. Free flowering from June to August. Attractive seed heads. Prune back hard in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Purpurea Plena Elegans'
Common Name: Clematis
10'-13'. Moderately fast growing vine with masses of dainty 2-3 double purple-red blooms from July through September, October. Suitable for cutting. Heirloom variety. C. viticella Group 3

Clematis  'Radar Love'
Common Name: Clematis
Canary yellow, nodding flowers are followed by attractive feathery seed heads. A vigorous and graceful vine with dark green leaves that often last into November. Group 3. Prune back hard in late February or early March.

Clematis  'Red Cardinal'
Common Name: Clematis
4-6 rich crimson red blooms with contrasting creamy white filaments in the center. Very velvety texture! Blooms in June and September. Group 3. Prune hard in late February or early March.

Clematis  'Snow Queen'
Common Name: Clematis
6"-7" white blooms are tinted with mauve and highlighted with red anthers. Petal edges are slightly ruffled. Flat open blooms fade to white as they age. A great complement to deep red roses. Blooms May to June, Sept.Pruning group 2.

Clematis  'Suzanne'
Common Name: Clematis
6" semi-double blooms are soft mauve pink with a darker rose pink bars. This one has a compact growth habit making it suitable for mailbox posts and containers. Pruning group 2. Plant patented.

Clematis  'The President'
Common Name: Clematis
8'-10'. Large, non-fading, rich purple-blue, slightly cupped flowers with contrasting pink and red stamens appear in late spring and early fall. Blooms best with light pruning. Heirloom variety. Award winner. Group 2.

Clematis  'Violet Stargazer'
Common Name: Clematis
4" deep purple blooms with a white bar and purple stamens. Blooms June to September. Attractive seed heads. Prune back hard in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis  'Warsaw Nike'
Common Name: Clematis
5"-7" velvet-purple flowers. Attractive seed heads. Strong grower. Prune back hard in late February or early March. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis florida 'Sieboldii'
Common Name: Clematis
3"-4" White blooms have striking purple stamens. Flowers in June in singles or groups and usually again later in summer. Pruning group 3.

Clematis montana 'Grandiflora'
Common Name: Clematis
White 3" fragrant flowers in May and June. Attractive seed heads. Aggressive and the quickest clematis to cover an area. Little or no pruning is needed. Prune only after flowering is complete. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis montana 'Rubens'
Common Name: Clematis
2"-3" fragrant pale pink flowers in May and June. Attractive seed heads. Aggressive and very fast growing. Little or no pruning is needed. Prune only after flowering is complete. Deer resistant. Never overwater!

Clematis paniculata
Common Name: Clematis "Sweet Autumn"
Clusters of small fragrant white flowers cover the foliage in late summer and early fall. Attractive seed heads. Spectacular but aggressive. Evergreen. Little or no pruning is required. Prune only after flowering is complete. Deer resistant.

Clematis X 'Fairydust'
Common Name: Clematis
4" Lavender blooms have white bars and dark red stamens. A vigorous variety that blooms late spring to summer. Pruning group 3. Plant patented.

Clematis X 'Irene'
Common Name: Clematis
Vibrant pink blooms with creamy white centers are not large but put on a dramatic show nevertheless. Blooms from spring through summer. Suitable for a container. Pruning group 3. Plant patented.

Codonopsis clematidea
Common Name: Asian Bonnet Bellflower
Soft blue, bell-shaped blooms with unusual yellow centers surrounded by violet to deep blue rings, appear on climbing plants up to five foot tall. Excellent plants to twine through shrubs, they appreciate the support and shade on their roots.

Dicentra scandens 'Golden Tears'
Common Name: Climbing Bleeding Heart
An unusual climbing bleeding heart with deeply divided green leaves that bears nodding yellow blooms in summer or early fall. Plants grow quickly to cover supports or trellis or they are lovely to grow through open shrubs.

Gelsemium sempervirens 'Margarita'
Common Name: Carolina Jasmine
A reliably hardy Jasmine! Profuse display of clear yellow trumpet flowers in April over mostly evergreen leaves that turn bronze in winter. Flowers are borne on old wood so cut back after blooming if desired.

Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
Common Name: Hops
Twining vine with chartreuse foliage and fragrant green flowers that age to a straw color. For best color, grow in sun. Attractive to butterflies.

Lonicera  'Lemon Beauty'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
Clump forming shrub variety that boasts green leaves that are edged in yellow. The new growth in spring takes on an attractive purplish brown hint. Requires some shade as leaves will burn in strong sunlight.

Lonicera  'Mandarin'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
New growth is dark coppery brown and later matures to dark green. Clusters of 2"-3" dark reddish orange tubular flowers with pale yellow-orange throats. Plant Patented. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.

Lonicera  'Mint Crisp'
Common Name: Variegated Honeysuckle
Cream and green speckled leaves that are tinged with pink, particularly as the weather cools, characterize this semi-evergreen climbing shrub. Fragrant white blooms age to yellow. A vigorous grower, prune regularly to contain size.

Lonicera brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
Deciduous climber with oval, blue-green leaves.Trumpet-shaped oange-scarlet flowers with orange throats borne throughout the summer. Vigorous. Blooms on old wood so prune just after flowering.

Lonicera heckrottii 'Gold Flame'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
Semi-evergreen climber with blue-green leaves. Red buds open to scented pink flowers with golden throats. Blooms on old wood so prune just after flowering. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.

Lonicera japonica 'Aureoreticulata'
Common Name: Goldnet Honeysuckle
Bright yellow and green variegated foliage. Low ground hugging vine or can be trained as a climber. Lovely accent plant. Semi-evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant.

Lonicera japonica 'Purpurea'
Common Name: Japanese Honeysuckle
Lush vine with white and purple fragrant flowers followed by blue-black berries. Leaves are flushed with purple and have purple undersides. Vigorous. Semi-evergreen. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.

Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'
Common Name: Box-leaf Honeysuckle
Underused, evergreen, bushy shrub with arching stems covered with small bright yellow leaves. Nice mounding habit, can be pruned to maintain smaller size or used as hedge. Insignificant flowers. Purple berries.

Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'
Common Name: Woodbine Honeysuckle
Deciduous climber with oblong green leaves and dark reddish-purple buds that open to white. Red berries in mid to late summer. Fragrant. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant. Blooms on old wood so prune just after flowering.

Lonicera reticulata 'Kintzley's Ghost'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
Woody deciduous vine has tubular yellow blooms that are surrounded by large, white, round, silvery bracts that are retained long after the flowers drop, giving it a ghostly appearance all summer. Prefers average soil and irrigation during dry spells.

Lonicera sempervirens 'Blanche Sandman'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
Semi-evergreen climber with blue-green leaves. Scented red flowers with yellow throats that fade to rose-pink. Blooms on old wood so prune just after flowering. Drought tolerant. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant.

Lonicera sempervirens 'John Clayton'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
Solid yellow blooms on a vigorous, semi-evergreen vine. Reblooms. Blooms on old wood so prune just after flowering. Long blooming and drought tolerant. Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Deer resistant native.

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'
Common Name: Honeysuckle
6'-12+'. Clusters of red trumpet-shaped blossoms with orange interiors appear steadily throughout the summer and into fall. Bloom is heaviest in full sun. Zones 4-8.

Muhlenbeckia axillaris
Common Name: Creeping Wire Vine
Tiny, dark, glossy green leaves on wiry stems. Transparent white fruits with black seeds are very attractive. Foliage turns bronze with heat or cold. Tolerates drought, wind and poor soil. Perfect in a dry path or in the garden. Heavy foot traffic.

Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Common Name: Boston Ivy
Vigorous, deciduous climbing vine with shiny dark green simple lobed leaves that turn to brilliant burgundy red in fall. Rapid grower, climbing by clinging tendrils. Inconspicuous white flowers are followed by dark blue fruits. A classic.

Passiflora caerulea 'Waterloo Blue'
Common Name: Passion Flower
Beautiful round blue and white flowers with tentacle-like projections throughout the summer. Interesting and striking flowers on a fast growing vine. Nice deep green finger-like evergreen foliage. Attractive to butterflies. Long blooming. Native.

Polygonum aubertii
Common Name: Silver Lace Vine
Twining vine with profuse fragrant white flowers cover that are borne in long erect clusters. Vigorous. Deer resistant.

Polygonum aubertii 'Lemon Lace'
Common Name: Silver Lace Vine
Sparkling golden-leaved sport of P. aubertii that also displays red stems and fragrant, foamy white flowers. Slower growing than the species. Deer resistant.

Vinca major 'Expoflora'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Large green and cream variegated leaves with an exaggerated cream border and lavender-blue flowers. Rapidly growing vine for hanging baskets or to cover a hill. Can also tolerate dry shade. Semi-evergreen. Can be invasive.

Vinca major 'Maculata'
Common Name: Periwinkle
3"-5". Dark green leaves with uneven variegated yellow-green centers. 1 blue blooms. Make a great groundcover, but less aggressive than other Vinca major. Zone 7.

Vinca major 'Variegata'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Large green and cream variegated leaves with lavender-blue flowers. Rapidly growing vine for hanging baskets or to cover a hill. Can also tolerate dry shade. Semi-evergreen. Can be invasive. Tolerant of clay soil. Deer resistant.

Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Narrow, dark green leaves on wiry stems. Blooms are reddish purple. makes an excellent groundcover in shady to partly shady area. Evergreen and resistant to deer. Will grow in clay soil.

Vinca minor 'Bowles Cunningham'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Improved selection of Vinca minor that boasts large, rich blue flowers that are borne over an extended time. Solid green, evergreen foliage. Tolerant of dry shade and clay soil. Deer resistant.

Vinca minor 'Illumination'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Small, bright yellow leaves surrounded by dark green margins. Evergreen. Tolerant of dry shade and clay soil. Can be invasive. Deer resistant. Plant Patented.

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Lush dark green foliage with clearly defined white edges. Deep lavender-blue blooms in early summer and sporadically until frost. Robust grower.

Vinca minor 'Sterling Silver'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Bluish-green and creamy-white variegated leaves. Lavender-blue flowers. Evergreen. Tolerant of dry shade and clay soil. Can be invasive. Deer resistant.

Vinca minor 'WoJo's Gem'
Common Name: Periwinkle
Vivid creamy to bright yellow leaf centers with dark green margins. Evergreen. Does not readily revert to green. Tolerant of dry shade and clay soil. Can be invasive. Deer resistant. Plant Patented.