Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5 feet off
the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then several
hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining plants I
could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not need much
direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it probably
couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.

thanks! betsy

"Betsy" wrote in message
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| Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5
feet off
| the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then
several
| hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining
plants I
| could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not
need much
| direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it
probably
| couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.
|
| thanks! betsy
|
|

Old-fashioned trailing/climbing nasturtiums might be tried. You'd
probably need to send away for the seeds (Burpee usually has them).
Nasturtiums were never favorites here, but they've become valuable in
just the circumstances you describe. They made it through the entire
summer's heat in terra-cotta pots, and through the winter also, and
are now blooming like crazy again. They make better trailers than
climbers. There is a lavender lantana that trails. Some types of thyme
and oregano would be pretty in the circumstances you describe. They
really don't seem to care for summer sun all day long and have done
well trailing from pots.

Take a look he

http://gardeninglaunchpad.com/txnativevine.html




On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:29:57 -0500, "Betsy" wrote:

Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5 feet off
the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then several
hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining plants I
could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not need much
direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it probably
couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.

thanks! betsy

Hi - thanks for the response - and this list was really informative. The
trouble for me is the shaded location, however. Most of these look like they
need full sun. Any additional advice much appreciated!

"animaux" wrote in message
...
Take a look he

http://gardeninglaunchpad.com/txnativevine.html




On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:29:57 -0500, "Betsy" wrote:

Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5 feet off
the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then
several
hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining plants
I
could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not need
much
direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it probably
couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.

thanks! betsy

Try this venue:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/vines/


On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:36:07 -0500, "Betsy" wrote:

Hi - thanks for the response - and this list was really informative. The
trouble for me is the shaded location, however. Most of these look like they
need full sun. Any additional advice much appreciated!

"animaux" wrote in message
.. .
Take a look he

http://gardeninglaunchpad.com/txnativevine.html




On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:29:57 -0500, "Betsy" wrote:

Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5 feet off
the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then
several
hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining plants
I
could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not need
much
direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it probably
couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.

thanks! betsy

I would try maybe a purple potato vine, even a hops vine if you are into
something like that. Also Passion flowers would work great for that
location. They have beautiful and very intense shaped flowers. We sell these
all and have a pretty good selection now.


Good Luck
dave
Gardens of the Ancients
www.gardensoftheancients.com


"Betsy" wrote in message
...
Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5 feet off
the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then
several
hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining plants I
could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not need
much
direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it probably
couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.

thanks! betsy

I would try maybe a purple potato vine, even a hops vine if you are into
something like that. Also Passion flowers would work great for that
location. They have beautiful and very intense shaped flowers. We sell these
all and have a pretty good selection now.


Good Luck
dave
Gardens of the Ancients
www.gardensoftheancients.com


"Betsy" wrote in message
...
Hi all - I have a large planter built onto the house and about 5 feet off
the ground. It gets a few hours of direct morning sunlight and then
several
hours of bright indirect light. Any advice about cascading vining plants I
could put in it, something that would tolerate summer heat but not need
much
direct light? the planter is no more than 18 inches deep so it probably
couldn't be a large woody vine, just something herbaceous.

thanks! betsy