Gorgeous Vines for your landscape

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  • Author Paul Guzman
  • Published January 5, 2008
  • Word count 289

Halls Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Halliana)

Great looking semi-evergreen vine, perfect for the southwest, white and yellow flowers that will bloom from spring thru late fall. It tolerates poor soil and likes full sun. This is one vine that is very drought tolerant. Once established needs only occasional watering. Great fragrant smell almost all summer long. Fast-growing twining stems can up to 15' long or more can also be used as ground cover up to 2 feet tall.

Yellow Trumpet Creeper (Campsis radicans 'Flava')

The Yellow Trumpet Creeper, very fast growing clinging vine produces yellow trumpet shaped flowers in the summer months that attract hummingbirds. This trumpet bloom vine loves the southwestern sun it is a tough vine for hot and dry sites

Trumpet Creeper(Campsis radicans)

Another great looking vine that does well in the southwest. Can handle the hot dry sun grows fast produces orange trumpet shaped flowers in the summer months that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Can be used to cover fences, arbors, and rock walls.

MADAME JULIA CORREVON CLEMATIS (Clematis viticella)

This is one clematis vine that does great in the southwest. Beautiful wine-red flowers that bloom almost all spring and summer. that will bloom from spring thru late fall. It does need regular watering. Grows to about 12' wide and long. Great for small arbor, trellis and container vine.

Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)

Beautiful evergreen vine prized for its very fragrant, star-shaped white flowers. Train on posts, walls, or trellises, or use as a fast-growing shrubby ground cover. Good container plant in cold climates. Full to partial sun. Vine with 18 to 20 feet twining branches 1 to 2 feet tall

Remember to purchase vines at a reputable nursery be sure to water and fertilize according

to the tag instructions.

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