A vine may use rock exposures, other plants, or other supports for growth rather than investing energy in a lot of supportive tissue, enabling the plant to reach sunlight with a minimum investment of energy. Gardeners can use the tendency of these climbing plants to grow quickly to their advantage by training them over walls, pergolas, fences, or other structures in just a few growing seasons. Many vines are flowering plants, and some can be used as groundcovers in addition to being used as climbing plants.
Common Name: Trumpetcreeper
Zone: 4 to 9
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Bignoniaceae
Native Range: Southeastern United States
Height: 25 to 40 feet
Spread: 5 to 10 feet
Bloom Time: July
Bloom Color: Orange, scarlet
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: High
Common Name: Clematis
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Ranunculaceae
Native Range: None
Height: 6 to 10 feet
Spread: 6 to 10 feet
Bloom Time: May - June
Bloom Color: Pale pink with carmine midstripe
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Common Name: Coral honeysuckle
Zone: 4 to 9
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Native Range: Eastern and central United States
Height: 10 to 20 feet
Spread: 3 to 6 feet
Bloom Time: March - June
Bloom Color: Scarlet/orange with yellow inside
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Common Name: Boston ivy
Zone: 4 to 8
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Vitaceae
Native Range: China, Japan
Height: 30 to 50 feet
Spread: 5 to 10 feet
Bloom Time: June - July
Bloom Color: Greenish-white
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low
Common Name: Chinese Wisteria
Wisteria is a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and the East Asian states of China, Korea, and Japan.
Zone: 5 to 8
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Fabaceae
Native Range: None
Height: 10 to 25 feet
Spread: 4 to 8 feet
Bloom Time: June - July
Bloom Color: White
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: High
