Favorite perennial vines?

[Elizabeth]

Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like something
that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions do
they like?

Thanks,
Elizabeth

[Emily]

I love morning glories, though they aren't evergreen. So many different
colors of flowers available, very tolerant of different soil types... I
grow mine in part-sun, and they do fine (except when the deer eat them!)

Good luck,
Emily

"Elizabeth" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like
something
> that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
> plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions do
> they like?
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
>
>

[Emily]

Sorry, I guess morning glories aren't perennial, but they are so easy to
grow - I just put the big seeds directly in the ground in the spring, water
'em in, and they all sprout and grow quickly!

Emily

"Elizabeth" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like
something
> that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
> plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions do
> they like?
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
>
>

[Baine Carruthers]

I like akebia and some of the long flowering honeysuckles. They are
semi-evergreen unless we get the kind of winter we had this year. Carolina
jasmine does well and is evergreen.

--
Baine

"Elizabeth" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like
something
> that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
> plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions do
> they like?
>
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
>

[Daniel B. Martin]

> Any thoughts?

I have Pueraria Lobata in my back yard. Large bright green leaves,
fragrant purple flowers. Not much troubled by disease or insects.
Drought tolerant. Grows well in full sun.

Daniel B. Martin

[Pat Brothers]

kudzu?



Daniel B. Martin wrote:

>>Any thoughts?
>>
>
> I have Pueraria Lobata in my back yard. Large bright green leaves,
> fragrant purple flowers. Not much troubled by disease or insects.
> Drought tolerant. Grows well in full sun.
>
> Daniel B. Martin
>
>
>

[Baine Carruthers]

Might as well be called perennial. My wife loves them. I of course
recognize them as the noxious weed they are!

Note on annuals. Last year we planted cardinal vine. It was covered in red
flowers and the hummers really took to it. I have pics I could post on a
website if anyone is interested.

--
Baine

"Emily" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> Sorry, I guess morning glories aren't perennial, but they are so easy to
> grow - I just put the big seeds directly in the ground in the spring,
water
> 'em in, and they all sprout and grow quickly!
>
> Emily
>
> "Elizabeth" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
> > Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like
> something
> > that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
> > plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions
do
> > they like?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Elizabeth
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Daniel B. Martin]

> kudzu?

Some call it Porch Vine.

Daniel B. Martin

[Baine Carruthers]

If you are willing to train and prune, there are few comparisons on
fragrance and beauty.

--
Baine

"Daniel B. Martin" > wrote in message
. ..
> > Any thoughts?
>
> I have Pueraria Lobata in my back yard. Large bright green leaves,
> fragrant purple flowers. Not much troubled by disease or insects.
> Drought tolerant. Grows well in full sun.
>
> Daniel B. Martin
>
>

[Will Cook]

Elizabeth wrote:
> Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like something
> that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
> plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions do
> they like?

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is an outstanding evergreen
vine - covered with bright yellow fragrant flowers in early spring.

Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is somewhat evergreen and
has brilliant red tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds. A
yellow variety is also available. No fragrance.

Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) is another nice evergreen with
hummingbird-attracting flowers that range from orange to yellow,
depending on variety.

Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) is deciduous, but great if you have
an area you want to naturalize (and don't mind the vine taking over).

Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is evergreen and
normally survives here, with small fragrant flowers.

[Gene Hubert]

Any ideas where I can get seeds or plants for crossvine. Can't seem
to find any locally or on the Internet either.

Thanks,
Gene Hubert
Durham


Will Cook > wrote in message >...
> Elizabeth wrote:
> > Any thoughts? Don't particularly care for clematis but would like something
> > that has bright flowers that can be seen from a distance. Evergreen is a
> > plus. Anyone know trumpet vine or Confederate jasmine? What conditions do
> > they like?
>
> Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is an outstanding evergreen
> vine - covered with bright yellow fragrant flowers in early spring.
>
> Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) is somewhat evergreen and
> has brilliant red tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds. A
> yellow variety is also available. No fragrance.
>
> Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) is another nice evergreen with
> hummingbird-attracting flowers that range from orange to yellow,
> depending on variety.
>
> Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans) is deciduous, but great if you have
> an area you want to naturalize (and don't mind the vine taking over).
>
> Confederate Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) is evergreen and
> normally survives here, with small fragrant flowers.

[Susan H. Simko]

Gene Hubert wrote:
> Any ideas where I can get seeds or plants for crossvine. Can't seem
> to find any locally or on the Internet either.

http://www.waysidegardens.com/

has Crossvine Tangerine Beauty and is in my experience a reputable place
to deal with. (Go to their site and enter crossvine in the search box
on the left.)

Susan
s h simko at duke dot edu

[Elizabeth]

Ah, that is a gorgeous vine! I've seen it before but did not know what it
was.

Elizabeth

"Susan H. Simko" > wrote in message
...
> Gene Hubert wrote:
> > Any ideas where I can get seeds or plants for crossvine. Can't seem
> > to find any locally or on the Internet either.
>
> http://www.waysidegardens.com/
>
> has Crossvine Tangerine Beauty and is in my experience a reputable place
> to deal with. (Go to their site and enter crossvine in the search box
> on the left.)
>
> Susan
> s h simko at duke dot edu
>
>
>

[Pat Brothers]

also know as Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty.' All you local
nurseries should carry it at some time or another, and at a price much
less than from Wayside. It is vigorous and mostly evergreen, or rather
purple; the foliage takes on a purple tinge in winter.
Elizabeth wrote:

> Ah, that is a gorgeous vine! I've seen it before but did not know what it
> was.
>
> Elizabeth
>
> "Susan H. Simko" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Gene Hubert wrote:
>>
>>>Any ideas where I can get seeds or plants for crossvine. Can't seem
>>>to find any locally or on the Internet either.
>>>
>>http://www.waysidegardens.com/
>>
>>has Crossvine Tangerine Beauty and is in my experience a reputable place
>>to deal with. (Go to their site and enter crossvine in the search box
>>on the left.)
>>
>>Susan
>>s h simko at duke dot edu

Pat Brothers
The Powell House
Wake Forest
and the Perennials Lady at Atlantic Avenue Orchid and Garden Center