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Vines
Five Leaf Akebia The Chocolate Vine, 'Akebia quinata', will grow to the size of its support structure, sometimes growing up to 40’ tall. This twining woody vine can also be used as a groundcover and should be planted in full sun. The stems are divided into five, or sometimes fewer, and the small stems meet in a central zone. Akebia has oval shaped foliage that starts purple and mature into a blue-green. Although flowers are unusual, they may appear in late March to early April and are fragrant. The fruits are purple-violet and will ripen in late September into early October. Because it is a rapid grower, one will need to cut back Akebia throughout the season and to the ground at the end of the summer. Plant this vine in optimal soil texture for best results.
Japanese Honeysuckle Halliana Honeysuckle enjoys the full sun, but grows and flowers well in partial shade. It produces rampant growth capable of engulfing wire or chain-link fences in just a couple of seasons. Hall's Honeysuckles are a very fast growing plant to 15 to 30 feet. It is also a reliable, fragrant evergreen vine for a shade arbor. It has whitish-yellow flowers with a delightful fragrance.
Trumpet Creeper Trumpet Creepers are often grown with multiple trunks. 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 abundant sprays of trumpet-shaped orange flowers cover this deciduous vine for an extra long bloom season. 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.
Ivy English 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. 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.
Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle Vine Easy to grow in fertile, well-drained soil. Hummingbirds are always visiting this plant in our gardens. Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle Vines do best in at least a half day of full sun in consistently moist, organic soil. Be sure to give it a support to climb on right away or soon after it's planted. It has loads of fragrant scarlet-orange, tubular flowers from June to September.
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. Duckfoots have fast growing short internodes and a good self branching habit. Other uses are for groundcover indoors and terrariums.
Five Leaf Akebia Although flowers are unusual, they may appear in late March to early April and are fragrant. Akebia has oval shaped foliage that starts purple and mature into a blue-green.
Variegated Mountain Fleece The Fallopia, 'Fallopia japonica 'Variegata', is an very colorful clump perennial that is excellent for brightening up a shady corner. As the leaves mature thay turn a marbled white and green with pink hilights and red stems. To maintain form, this plant should be pruned back extensively every spring.
Lemon Lace Vine The Lemon Lace Vine, 'Polygonum', is one of the fastest growing vines. It can climb up to 25’ and has small, creamy white flowers that cluster the golden foliage. Plant this hardy vine in full sun and in a moist to well drained soil.
Aunt Dee Wisteria Prune after flowering. All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested.
Trumpet Creeper Indian Summer Propagation prohibited without a license.
Boston Ivy The plant tolerates dry soil .
Dutchmans Pipe The flowers are shaped like a Meerschaum pipe but are not highly ornamental.
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