Perennial Vines
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Campsis (Trumpet Vine) kamp-sis sunny hummingbird

Vigorous climbers used for large-scale effects and quick summer screens. Blossoms are shaped like flaring trumpets.

radicans:     #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  Indefinite     Bloom Time:  June-August
An extremely vigorous vine that produces orange trumpet flowers. Easy to grow in most soil types. Best used on fences, trellises and screens. Attracts hummingbirds.

Clematis  klem-a-tis sunny afternoon shadebutterfly

Clematis break dormancy late in spring. All perform best when roots are shaded.
* Prune to remove dead & weak branches in spring. Cut back remaining stems to the top most pair of large green buds.
** Prune to the ground in the spring.

‘Comtesse de Bouchard’: **     #1 Red/8 per flat     Zone 4     Height:  9’     Bloom Time:  July-September
Bright mauve pink, open flowers. Free flowering.
‘Ernest Markman’: *                   #1 Red/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  6-13’     Bloom Time:  June-September
A reliable old favorite. Large magenta flowers appear in late June. Prune dead stems.
‘Jackmannii Superba’: **         #1 Red/ 8 per flat      Zone 3     Height:  14-18’     Bloom Time:  June-September
The most profuse blooming dark purple Clematis available. Nothing can beat the display of these rich velvety purple flowers.
‘Lanuginosa Candida’: *           #1 Red/ 8 per flat      Zone 5     Height:  6-7’     Bloom Time:  June-September
Large pure white flowers with yellow anthers. One of the best whites.
montana ‘Rubens’: *                 #1 Red/ 8 per flat       Zone 5     Height:  10-15’     Bloom Time:  May-June
One of the easiest Clematis to grow. Flower color varies from light to deep rose-pink. Small but prolific blooms have a light vanilla fragrance.
'Mrs. N Thompson’: *               #1 Red/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  10-12’     Bloom Time:  May, June & August
Striking deep purple flowers with a vivid red stripe down the center of petals and red anthers.
paniculata: *                              #1 Red/8 per flat      Zone 3     Height:  8-10’     Bloom Time:  August-September
Sweet Autumn Clematis. Very vigorous grower with clusters of small very fragrant white flowers. Blooms in late summer.
‘Ville de Lyon’: *                       #1 Red/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  9’     Bloom Time:  July-September
Bright crimson red open flowers. Contrasting yellow anthers.

helix 'Baltica' (English Ivy) HE-liks sunny afternoon shadeground cover     #1 Red/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  Indefinite     Bloom Time:  Foliage

A fast growing evergreen vine that lives in dry to moist conditions. Leaves are dark forest green with white veins. Super hardy.

Humulus (Hops) hum-ew-lus sunny afternoon shade

Vigorous climbing vine, useful as a fast cover for screen or fence. Plants are herbaceous, growing back from the ground each year.

‘Hops’:                           #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  Indefinite     Bloom Time:  August-September
Large deeply lobed leaves cover fast growing vines. Light green bracts and flowers form in late summer.

lupulus ‘Aureaus’:     #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height: Indefinite    Bloom Time:  July-September
A golden hop vine.  Bright yellow-green lobed leaves make a great accent for trellises or fences.  Dies back in winter, so trim what remains of its vines. Once established, grows quite rapidly when it returns in the spring.

Lonicera (Honeysuckle) lon-i-se-ra  sunny afternoon shade ground cover butterfly hummingbird

Most honeysuckles are valued for their clustered or paired, often fragrant flowers. Blossoms are tubular in form.  Varieties climb by twining and need staking until they are tall enough to reach a trellis or other support.

'japonica Aureoreticulata’:          #1 Purple/8 per flat     Zone 4     Height:  3-6’     Bloom Time:  May-September
Bright yellow and green netted oval leaves on woody twining vines support extremely fragrant flowers that emerge white but age to pale yellow. Flowers give way to black berries which mature in late summer to fall.
japonica ‘Hall’s’:                             #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 2     Height:  5-20’     Bloom Time:  June-September
Vines have deep green leaves and open spider-like flowers that age to yellow. Very fragrant and hardy. Makes a wonderful screening plant.
japonica ‘Peaches & Cream’:     #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  3-4’     Bloom Time:  June-September
Fragrant flowers that flush a soft pink to a clear yellow and bloom throughout the summer. Highly drought and heat tolerant.
japonica ‘Purpurea’:                     #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 4     Height:  8-10’     Bloom Time:  June-July
White, turning purple, tubular flowers cluster over deep green leaves backed in burgundy. Attracts hummingbirds.

Parthenocissus (Ivy) par-then-o-kis-us sunnyafternoon shade ground cover

Valued for handsome foliage. Green in summer turning to superb orange or red shades in fall. Vines typically cling to walls by suction disks at ends of tendrils. Trim as needed during the growing season.

‘Boston Ivy’:                              #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 1     Height:  Indefinite     Bloom Time:  Foliage
Rapid growing vines cling to walls and other surfaces. Dark green leaves turn brilliant red-orange in the fall. Good ground cover as well.

inserta ‘Virginia Creeper’:     #1 Purple/8 per flat      Zone 1     Height:  Indefinite     Bloom Time:  Foliage
Rapid growing vines cling to walls and other surfaces. Dark green leaves turn brilliant red-orange in the fall. Good ground cover as well.

Fallopia fal-OH-pee-a  sunny droughtground cover

Vigorous vine that can cover a large area in a short time. Use to cover a fence, arbor or as a rough bank cover. Can be cut back to ground in winter, but bloom will be delayed until late summer.

aubertii ‘Silver Lace’:     #1 Purple/8 per flat     Zone 4     Height:  15-20’     Bloom Time:  July-August
A vigorous climber with bright green foliage and fragrant profuse white flowers growing in long erect clusters. Great for covering fences or trellises.