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Vines
Dutchmans Pipe It is native to the Eastern U. Dutchman's Pipe, Aristolochia durior, is primarily grown for foliage. Dutchman's Pipe is an extremely vigorous vine that is often grown because its large, heart-shaped leaves make an excellent screen. The plant adapts to a wide range of growing conditions. and grows best in full sun or partial shade. It is used for covering buildings and as a screen for porches. The small flowers are a favorite food for pipe vine swallowtail butterfly larvae and will attract birds.
Japanese Honeysuckle Halliana It has whitish-yellow flowers with a delightful fragrance. It produces rampant growth capable of engulfing wire or chain-link fences in just a couple of seasons. Honeysuckle enjoys the full sun, but grows and flowers well in partial shade. Honeysuckle can be cut nearly to the ground in late winter/early spring when it becomes too big; new shoots emerge and growth resumes in the spring. Capable of covering huge amounts of space in a short time, this vine makes a great ground cover on banks and slopes for erosion control. Be aware that is can be quite invasive.
Trumpet Creeper This plant flowers best in a full sun location. It is also known as the Trumpet Vine and is a tough vine for hot and dry sites. The abundant sprays of trumpet-shaped orange flowers cover this deciduous vine for an extra long bloom season. The Trumpet Creeper, Campsis radicans, is a rapid growing, clinging vine that produces orange trumpet shaped flowers in the summer months that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. The rapid growth makes it an excellent plant for covering fences or arbors.
Ivy English The dense growth and abundant leaves form a thick canopy just above the ground, and prevent sunlight from reaching other plants. The English Ivy, Hedera helix, is a classic, fan-shaped, silver green English Ivy from the Fall Magic collection. English Ivy is a strong growing, trailing variety that's great for baskets, containers, or as a groundcover. It is widely used by homewoners, hirticulturists, landscape contractors and others desiring a fast growing, low maintainence, evergreen cover.
Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle Vine Be sure to give it a support to climb on right away or soon after it's planted. The Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle Vine, Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet', is a vining honeysuckle that is very winter hardy and easy to grow. Easy to grow in fertile, well-drained soil. Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle Vines do best in at least a half day of full sun in consistently moist, organic soil. Hummingbirds are always visiting this plant in our gardens.
Ivy Duckfoot A nicely trailing variety that's especially good in baskets. The Duckfoot Vine, Hedera Helix, has small, matt, olive green, rounded, fan shaped leaves that look just like little duck feet. Other uses are for groundcover indoors and terrariums. Duckfoots have fast growing short internodes and a good self branching habit.
Five Leaf Akebia This twining woody vine can also be used as a groundcover and should be planted in full sun. Although flowers are unusual, they may appear in late March to early April and are fragrant. Plant this vine in optimal soil texture for best results.
Variegated Mountain Fleece The Fallopia, 'Fallopia japonica 'Variegata', is an very colorful clump perennial that is excellent for brightening up a shady corner. The new spring leaves are variegated pink and white. The Fallopia will reach a mature height of about 4 feet and they will spread and make larger clumps each year, hence, the need for pruning if you want to confine this plant in a smaller area.
Lemon Lace Vine It can climb up to 25’ and has small, creamy white flowers that cluster the golden foliage. ‘Silver Lemon Vine’ should not be planted where it can intermingle with other plants, for it can be extremely invasive.
Aunt Dee Wisteria The Wisteria 'Aunt Dee', 'Wisteria macrostachya 'Aunt Dee', produces showy clusters of light purple flowers in the spring. Aunt Dee needs support, such as a trellis, arbor or fence to grow and climb on. Heads will turn when this plant is in full bloom.
Trumpet Creeper Indian Summer Propagation prohibited without a license.
Boston Ivy This deciduous vine has tendrils which have 5 to 8 branches, each ending in adhesive-like tips; it has the ability to literally cement itself to the wall and therefore needs no support; good on trees, will also crawl along the ground; secretes calcium carbonate which serves as adhesive.
Dutchmans Pipe It is used for covering buildings and as a screen for porches.
Yellow Trumpet Creeper The abundant sprays of trumpet-shaped yellow flowers cover this deciduous vine for an extra long bloom season.
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