Kerry Ann Mendez. Reach for the Sky! Captivating Flowering Vines

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1 Kerry Ann Mendez Kennebunk, Maine Web site: Reach for the Sky! Captivating Flowering Vines Sponsored by: *Bluestone Perennials, a premier mail-order company featuring over 1,000 varieties of plants. *Garden Design magazine, an ad-free, lifestyle bookazine for the upscale, design-conscious reader who is passionate about the beauty of gardening 1. Climbing vines offer great décor for every part of a garden: walls floors. ceilings! 2. Walls climbing rose 3. Bougainvillea on painted wall 4. Floors - Clematis x Arabella 3-6 Group 3 Z 4-9. This is Allan Armitage s favorite Clematis, blooming from April until frost in his garden. 5. Ceilings Wisteria 6. Some Practical Roles of flowering vines. 1. Provide another dimension of visual interest. Carry the eye skyward 7. Additional planting dimension for small spaces 8. Cover-up or disguise eyesores. Red Wall Virginia Creeper. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Part Sun Shade Z 3-9 Twiner 9. A flowering fence of fragrant Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) 10. Below are more possible vines as Fence Eaters to quickly cover up chain link fences. You can also create panels using steel, vinyl, cedar or other durable material. Then position in front of unsightly views and plant with vines. Perennials: *Clematis *Golden Hops *Dutchman s Pipe *Trumpet Vine Annuals *Passion Flower *Hyacinth Bean *Morning Glory *Moonflower *Sweet Pea 11. Flowering vines serve as great ground covers. Honeysuckle Trumpet Vine 12. Some woody and perennial vines that make useful ground covers. *Hedera helix Thorndale (English Ivy) *Euonymus fortune Virginia Creeper *Climbing Hydrangea 8False Climbing Hydrangea (Schizophragma hydrangeoides) *Clematis *Golden Hops 13. Clematis Sapphire Indigo Group 3 Clematis Serious Black Group Some Annual Vines as Ground Covers. *Potato Vine (Ipomoea) *Black-eyed Susan Vine *Sweet Pea (Lathyrus) *Hyacinth Bean * Morning Glory *Passion Flower 15. Serve as green roofs and sun umbrellas 16. Central Park, NYC 17. Pergola 18. Pergola

2 19. Chanticleer 20. Pergola 21. Dutchman s Pipe (Aristolochia) Sun Part Shade Z 4-8 Twiner 22. Flowering vines serve to break-up and soften blank wall space 23. Vine-covered backyard garden shed. HomeDit.com 24. Flowering vines can function as a privacy screen and/or create a sense of enclosure 25. Morning Glory 26. Flowering vines can be used as trailing or cascading plants 27. Clematis viticella Alba Luxurians trailing over wall Pinwheel shaped flowers. White brushed with green. Z4-9 group 3 Photo Brushwood Nursery 28. Flowering vines make striking focal points 29. When using vines as climbers, consider how they accomplish this feat. Three general categories: * Twine * Adhere * Scramble 30. Twiners accomplish this in two ways: Tendrils or Twining Stems. Tendrils skinny, wiry structures that emerge from a stem seeking something they can grab on to and then it curl around 31. Two Types of Tendrils: A. Stem Tendrils wiry appendages shoot out from a stem. Examples Passion Flower and grape vines. Passiflora incarnata x cinnicata Passion Flower x Incense Sun Part Shade Z B. Leaf Tendrils look similar to stem tendrils but are actually modified leaves that emerge from leaf nodes. Example: Morning Glory and Sweet Pea (Lathyrus) 33. Most tendrils are only about 1 long so they need something thin, narrow to wrap around no more than ¼ diameter. Examples: lattice, string, mesh, netting. Cobaea scandens Cup and Saucer Vine Annual Sun tall Fragrant 34. Twining Stems. Examples: Morning Glory, Honeysuckle, Wisteria. Stems twist around whatever they touch. i.e., pole, branch, wire. Lonicera sempervirens Major Wheeler Sun Part Shade 3 8 tall Z 4 8 blooms on old & new wood Twining stems 35. Stems can twine clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the species. Most twiners climb counterclockwise, per Dr. Leonard Perry (UVM). Golden Hops twines clockwise. Humulus lupulus Aureus Sun Part Shade Zones Consider the mature stem mass when selecting a structure especially for behemoth climbers like Wisteria and Trumpet Vine 37. Climbing Vines that Adhere to Structures *Stem roots. Examples - Climbing Hydrangea, Euonymus. *Adhesive pads. Examples - Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper 38. Scramblers or Ramblers. Long flexible stems that can t climb on their own. Examples Climbing roses, Bougainvillea. Bougainvillea Sun Zones 9 11 Can winter over as a houseplant 39. Bougainvillea 40. A few more thoughts on climbing vines. * Many flowering vines don t start to bloom heavily until the third year or later. 41. When digging in climbing vines, slightly angle the plant in the direction you want the stems to climb 42. When planting climbing vines that adhere next to a building, consider growing them on a trellis that can be

3 removed from the wall to allow access to the building if maintenance is needed (hinges at base, swivel hooks) 43. Climbing Roses. William Baffin climbing rose in the Canadian Explorer series 6 10 Zones 3-8 slightly fragrant 44. Climbing roses introduced by Bill Radler, breeder of Knock Out Roses. Cancan & Winner s Circle Sun Part Sun 8 12 tall Zones Another of Bill Radler s introductions: Rambling Red Sun 8 10 Z Joseph s Coat Climbing Rose 8-12 Zone 5 9 Slightly fragrant. Patio or Miniature roses for containers. Jeanne Lajoie 6-8 tall fragrant Zones Zephirine Drouhin Old Bourbon Rose 1868 Sun Part Shade 4 12 tall Fragrant! Zones 5-9 Thornless 48. Earth-Kind Roses Trials started in Texas. During all eight years of testing, no pesticides, chemical or organic, were ever applied to the research and trial roses. Now in Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Louisiana and Nebraska. Roses that require less water, fertilizer and pesticides Carefree Beauty Rose 3-6 tall Zones More Earth-Kind Roses New Dawn Climbing Rose Z4-9 Photo HeirloomRoses.com Double Knockout Rose 3 5 Z Clematis. Group 1: Blooms on old wood Group 2: Blooms on old and new wood Group 3: Blooms on new wood 51. Advantages of working with Group 3 Clematis. *Can cut back to within 12 of the ground every fall or late winter *Can train through shrubs, other climbing vines (roses) and small trees to bloom on top of the foliage/needles *less prone to Clematis wilt. Clematis Polish Spirit June September Zones Clematis Hagley Hybrid Sun-Part Shade 6-8 tall Z 4-8 Group 3 Quite shade tolerant! Patio Clematis Boulevard Parisienne Sun Part Sun 3-4 tall Z 4-9 Group Clematis Rebecca 6-8 tall 5-7 wide flowers Zones 4-10 Group 2. Clematis montana Mayleen tall Zones 5 10 Fragrant Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Group Clematis texenis Scarlet Leather Flower Sun Part Sun 5 8 tall Z 4-11 Group 3 Native Brushwood Nursery 55. Clematis virginiana Sun Part Shade Native tall late summer fall Z 3 8 Fragrant flowers Alternative to aggressive sweet autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora or paniculata)

4 56. Clematis Princess Diana 6-8 tall Z 4 8 Group 3. Sweet Summer Love Sun-Part Sun tall Z 4-8 Group Ampelaster carolinianus Native Sun Fall 6 10 tall Z 6-10 drought tolerant Brushwood Nursery 58. Perennial Sweet Pea Lathryus latifolius Sun Part Sun 6-8 tallzones 5 9 Not fragrant 59. Hardy Kiwi Artic Beauty Actinidia kolomikta Sun Part Shade Zones Campsis x tagliabuana Summer Jazz Fire Compact Trumpet Vine Sun 3-5 Z 5-9 Twining stems Prune early spring 61. American Wisteria frutescens Amethyst Falls Sun Part Sun Spring sold as 8-10 can grow to tall Zones 5 9 Twining stems Deer resistant 62. Lonicera periclymenum Peaches & Cream Sun-Part Sun 5-6 Zones 4-9 Twining stems. Lonicera periclymenum Scentsation Sun 8-12 tall Zones 4 9 Red berries Deer resistant Twining stems 63. Grape Vine (Vitus) Sun Heights vary. Zone range 3+ Tendrils The Pixie series tall Self-pollinating Z Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris Part Shade Shade Early summer Z Japanese Hydrangea Vine Schizophragma hydrangeiodes Part Shade Shade Early Summer Z Annual Vines. Firecracker Vine Manettia cordifolia Sun Part Sun 8-15 Z 7-10 Twiner tendrils. Hyacinth Bean Lablab purpurea Sun Twiner tendrils 67. Cypress Vine Ipomoea quamoclit Sun 6-15 Twiner. Moon Flower Ipomoea alba Sun Part Sun Twiner 68. Scarlet Runner Bean Phaseolus coccineus Sun Twiner up to Fragrant Snail Vine Vigna caracalla 'Thomas Jefferson Sun-Part Sun Twining. It is said to have been found in Thomas Jefferson's garden in Monticello 70. Thunbergia alata Spanish Eyes Sun Part Shade 6 tall Twining 71. Sweet Pea Annie B. Gilroy Lathyrus odoratus Sun Fragrant! 72. Rex Begonia Vine Cissus discolor Tropical (Z 10 11) Part Shade Shade 6-10 tall Tendrils Can overwinter indoors

5 73. Gloriosa Lily. Gloriosa superba 4-6 tall Sun Part Shade Z8-10 (tropical) July September Tendrils Tuber Can be overwintered in peat moss or grown in pots that are brought inside and allowed to go dormant. 74. Please check with your extension office and/or reference Invasive.org for a listing of invasive vines by region. Visit Great Books on Vines: Armitage s Vines and Climbers by Allan Armitage (Timber Press, 2010) Garden Up! By Susan Morrison & Rebecca Sweet (Cool Springs Press, 2010) COMPLIMENTARY ISSUE OF GARDEN DESIGN MAGAZINE. Garden Design is the crème-de-la-crème gardening magazine featuring 148 AD-FREE pages of beautiful gardens, design ideas and plants. These are more like books. Friends of Perennially Yours get their first issue free when they subscribe. Go online to or call (855) Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm PST and mention my name *Please support these great companies: Bluestone Perennials, Garden Design magazine, Espoma organic products, Gardener s Supply Company, Plantskydd deer and rabbit repellants, Proven Winners. *Special offer on Kerry s gardening books available at pyours.com. $18.50 for any book, including shipping. Offer ends August 10, *The Right-Size Flower Garden.*The Ultimate Flower Gardener s Top Ten Lists and *Top Ten Lists for Beautiful Shade Gardens: Seeing Your Way Out of the Dark. *If you have enjoyed my lecture, please go to GreatGardenSpeakers.com to rate my speaking abilities. Simply type in Kerry Mendez in the Find a Speaker box.