Vines and Vine-like Plants

Dainty greenish yellow passionflowers are produced throughout summer and are followed by small black edible/inedible fruit. The Native Yellow Passionflower is a small to medium sized perennial vine with apple green tri-lobed foliage that is often splashed with light silvery variegation. Considered to be one of the most cold hardy Passionvines it is also fairly well mannered making it suitable for container culture. The Yellow Passionflower is found throughout most of the central and eastern US within its hardiness range. A host plant for the Gulf Fritillary, Variegated Fritillary, Zebra Longwing, Julia, and other Heliconian butterflies and the Passionflower Bee. Click on "More Details and Growing Info" or the image to learn more about growing Passionvines as perennials in containers or in the garden and landscape. Item# 11046

The loose hanging flower clusters of the rare Nong Nooch Vine can reach over 4' in length! Long-lasting bright yellow bracts subtend the creamy white tubular flowers and the dark green tropical foliage makes a wonderful foil for this easily grown tropical climber that blooms throughout the warmer months of the year. Grow the Nong Nooch Vine as a vine on small to medium-sized trellises or allow it to trail in hanging baskets. The flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and likely larger bees. It can be grown in full sun but greenhouse grown plants, like ours, should be slowly acclimated to sunny conditions or leaf burn may occur. Provide an average moist to moist but never soggy wet, fertile, well-drained soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Item# 10045

Shades of red, burnt orange, golden yellow, and green are randomly splashed across the glossy evergreen foliage of this durable groundcover. Ogon Nishiki Asiatic Jasmine, a.k.a. Salsa, Summer Sunset, and Golden Brocade, creates a fiery splash of color anywhere in the garden or spilling from containers, over walls, or even from hanging baskets. Trachelospermum asiaticum is a naturally evergreen, 6-12" high groundcover to small twining vine that can produce creamy yellow fragrant flowers similar to Confederate or Star Jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, when grown as a vine or when allowed to trail from hanging baskets and over retaining walls, though it is generally infrequent and is the exception rather than the rule. Few plants can compete with the disposition of this dense groundcover once it is fully established in the landscape making it an easy and reliable choice for landscapers and tough to garden in areas, like beneath trees, where few other plants can thrive or in parking lot islands. It is heat loving, both sun and shade tolerant, deer and rabbit resistant, and has few pest or disease issues particularly when grown in soil with average or better drainage. For the best and brightest foliage coloration some direct sunlight during the day is beneficial and the more the better. Probably best suited to zones 8 and warmer for inground plantings but it can be used as a groundcover in containers beneath larger plants. Item# 941

Unusual green parachute like flowers are often borne from spring to fall on this vigorous succulent vine. Item # 543.

Unusual green parachute like flowers are often borne from spring to fall on this vigorous succulent vine. A definite conversation piece and is easily grown in containers. Item# 9182.

Large, long-lasting clusters of, 2"+ wide flowers open a dark purple, and like the Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow they quickly fade to lavender, and finally to nearly white. The flowers are born in profusion during the warmer months of the year. This moderately vigorous vine received rave reviews during 2012 trials at The Trial Gardens at UGA as per Allen Armitage and Meg Green. Item# 10304.

Large clusters of deep purplish red tubular fragrant flowers open to display white and creamy yellow throats. Peaches and Cream Honeysuckle begins flowering in late spring and will continue into fall. It was selected not only for its ability to flower continuously throughout the growing season, exceptionally large flowers and flower clusters but also for its pest and disease resistance. Like most Honeysuckles, Peaches and Cream flowers on new growth so provide it with a full to mostly sunny position in a well-drained fertile soil. An easy mannerly vine for medium sized trellises, arbors, pergolas, and along fences. Images courtesy of Star® Roses and Plants, all rights reserved. Item# 11719

A true survivor, this thorn-less or nearly thorn-less floriferous climber survived 20' of saltwater for 2 weeks after Hurricane Katrina in its namesakes garden in New Orleans! Peggy Martin Rose absolutely covers itself in large clusters of loosely double 2" pink flowers with a lavender overtone from April-May and again in late summer and fall on mature established plants. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in an average to well-drained, fertile soil for optimum vigor and flowering.Item # 9184

What a surprise to any newcomer who encounters the unexpected delicious fragrance of this peppermint scented vine! Sure to be a conversation piece and a great addition to the fragrance garden. Item # 3037.

The 3" wide, semi-double, lightly fragrant, apricot colored roses are produced most heavily in spring with some intermittent flowering on mature plants in summer. The flowers open in yellow and and deep rosy pink tones lightening, through coral to near white with age and producing a multi-colored overall effect. An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, Phyllis Bide Climbing or Rambling Rose is a mannerly climbing heirloom noted for its flower power, disease resistance, and reliability. Its canes are not completely thorn-less but are much nicer to work with than many climbers. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in a fertile, average moist soil for optimum vigor and flowering. Phyllis Bide is reported to be somewhat shade tolerant but will still do best with 4-6+ hours of direct sunlight per day. Fragrance is likely to be most notable early in the day. Item# 12980

Clusters of pale pink trumpets with dark pink throats are produced throughout the growing season or year round under warm frost free conditions on this easy to grow twining climber with fine-textured, glossy, deep green foliage. The Pink Bower Vine is a vigorous, naturally evergreen vine that is well suited for covering sunny arbors, fences, and trellises and yet can easily enough be enjoyed as a container plant where not hardy. Provide full to mostly sunny conditions for the best flowering although the Bower Vine will tolerate light shade and still flower moderately well. Item# 11164

Rosea is an uncommon selection of the Five-Leaf Akebia sporting spicily scented, pink to lavender flowers which open as the foliage emerges in early spring. A vigorous, twining semi-evergreen vine that is adaptable to a variety of site conditions and is pest and disease resistant. The flowers may be followed by 3-4" long purplish fruit. For the best fruit production it is best to plant two different varieties or seedlings and some recommend hand pollination to ensure fruit set. Item# 9046

Clusters of sweetly fragrant white flowers open from pink buds in great abundance early each spring on this fast-growing, evergreen to semi-evergreen, twining vine. Provide Pink Jasmine with a sunny location and well-drained moderately fertile soil for optimum health and flowering. It can be overwintered indoors in areas where it is not cold hardy but will need a winter rest period where nighttime temperatures remain above freezing but fall below 55^oF for at least 4-6 weeks. A well-lit garage or other outbuilding with a south, east, or west facing window may be ideal but leaving it outdoors through fall may also do the trick. Item # 852

The black to deep burgundy, glossy, heart-shaped tropical foliage is splashed and flecked with white and pink. An easily grown indoor or tropical plant that is sure to make a statement. This is a slow growing vine-like philodendron which can be trained to a support or allowed to trail. Item # 11617

The near black to deep burgundy, glossy, heart-shaped tropical foliage is splashed and flecked with pink and white and the images shown are examples of how extreme the variegation can be with entire leaves or large portions of leaves being entirely pink. The Pink Princess Philodendron, a selection or hybrid of Philodendron erubescens, is a slow growing vine-like tropical plant which can be allowed to trail or trained to a support. It is tolerant of medium to semi-bright light conditions indoors and should not be exposed to direct sunlight even through a window. Outdoors on or a shaded porch or patio, the plants should be in light shade with no direct sunlight which can burn the foliage. Provide an average moist, fertile, well-drained soil for optimum vigor and never allow the plants to remain soggy wet even for short periods. These are well-established, vigorous plants with good variegation and will be selected from our current crop. Item# 9028

A beautiful climbing perennial with sprays of lacy pink flowers all summer and fall. It dies to the ground in winter, but faithfully returns from the ground each spring. An easy to grow and drought tolerant Heirloom plant. Item # 825.

Clusters of fragrant, mauve pink flowers from spring through fall are your reward for growing this easy vine. It is a rampant grower in the ground in warmer areas, but is also easy to grow in a large container. It responds well to pruning, which also improves flowering, and can even be kept to a shrub-like form. Evergreen in mild winter climates. Item# 10110.

Large clusters of pure white intensely fragrant flowers are produced from spring to fall at the ends of the new growth and are held against the deep green foliage. Considered by many to be a selection of Poet's Jasmine, Grandiflorum sports larger flower clusters than the species and flowers may be most intensely fragrant in the evening and at night and makes an excellent choice for the Moon Moth garden or plant it near a doorway where a passersby can experience its heady fragrance. Where winters are mild, zones 9-10, it may remain mostly evergreen and can be trained into a shrub form as well as grown as a vine. In areas that experience hard freezes, zone 8, provide a sheltered site like on the east or south side of structure. Item# 2984

This a very easy and strong-growing, perennial vine with beautiful glossy leaves, exotic white and purple flowers, which are followed by large purple, rounded fruit, about the size of tangerines, with a nice flavor. Possum Purple is considered to be a self pollinating Passionfruit but having another cultivar for cross pollination may be beneficial as well. Item# 1191

3-5" wide exotic looking flowers with dark purplish-red petals and sepals are topped by a corona of contrasting indigo, purple, and white filaments that are produced throughout the warmer months or nearly year round under warm frost free conditions. Pura Vida Passionflower is a vigorous growing and exceptionally free flowering tropical vine that may reach 30'H if given support but can be easily maintained on a 3-6'H trellis. The nectar rich flowers are adored by larger bees and the foliage is a host to a variety of butterflies like the Gulf Fritillary and Zebra Longwing. Provide a full to mostly sunny site in a moderately fertile, average moist, well-drained soil for optimum vigor and flowering although it seems to flower nearly as vigorously in bright shade to part sun conditions. Click on "More Details and Growing Info" or the image to learn more about growing Passionvines as perennials in containers or in the garden and landscape. Item# 11241