Vines Climbing plants used on supports such as walls, fences, arbors, and trellises. Vines are an advantage in that they require less ground space, yet can provide attractive masses of bloom and/or foliage.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Exposure | Features | Problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Ivy | Hedera helix and others | shade or partial sun | -evergreen -fast growth good for screening | . |
| Climbing Fig | Ficus pumila | sun or shade | -often used on walls and flat surfaces -vine lies flat -evergreen -fast growth | . |
| Wisteria | Wisteria sinensis | sun | -deciduous -fragrant lavender or white blooms in 6 to 12 in. clusters in late spring -may be pruned to form large shrub or small tree | -fast growth often gets out of control |
| Carolina or Yellow Jessamine | Gelsemium sempervirens | . | -twining semi-evergreen vine -yellow trumpet blooms in spring -climbs to high heights to reach the sun where it forms masses of foliage and bloom -fast growth -native to East Texas | . |
| Autumn Clematis | Clematis paniculata | sun with roots in shade (if possible) | -forms large masses of foliage and small clusters of white blooms in late summer and fall -semi-evergreen -fast growth -one of the only Clematis which does well in the lower south -provide good support and mulch root area | . |
| Confederate or Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides | prefers moist loamy soil | -evergreen twining vine -white star-shaped blooms in early summer are fragrant | -susceptible to scale and white-fly |
| Cypress Vine | Quamoclit pinnata | likes sun | -annual twining vine which reseeds to return each year -very fine textured foliage -fast growing -red or white small trumpet blooms in summer | . |
| Potato Vine | Dioscerea | prefers sun | -grown for foliage effect -fast growth | -dies in winter to return in spring |
| Fatshedra | Fatshedra lizei | shade or partial sun (prefers sun) | -a cross between Fatsia and English Ivy -hardy evergreen -leaning type vine -large coarse textured leaves -fast growth | . |
| Rosa De Montana, Coral Vine | Antigonon leptopus | . | -very vigorous late summer blooming vine -vivid pink clusters on yellow-green foliage -will climb to 30 ft. in one growing season | -dies in winter to return in spring |
| Evergreen Smilax | Smilax lanceolata | . | -very rugged evergreen vine -grown for foliage effect -spreads by underground tubers | . |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | . | -fast growing deciduous vine -shows rich, red fall color -clings to walls or trellis -easy culture -native to North and East Texas | . |
| Snailseed or Moonseed Vine | . | . | -delicate native vine of North and East Texas -deciduous -displays clusters of rich, red berries in fall and early winter | . |
| Common Trumpet Creeper | Campsis radicans | demands sun | -clinging vine which grows to great heights -deciduous -displays large orange-red trumpets of blooms throughout summer -easy and fast growth -native to most of Texas -"Madam Galen" improved variety | . |
| Hyacinth Bean | Dolichos lablab | . | -non-woody twining vine -purple foliage, pinkish-lavender blooms in summer and fall -purple seed pods in the fall -very fast growing | -freezes back in winter to return in spring -not a dense vine |
| Coral or Red-honeysuckle | Lonicera sempervirens | . | -evergreen twining vine -abundant red trumpet blooms in late spring -not as vigorous as common honeysuckle, thus not a pest -fast growth -native to East Texas | . |