Need Vining Plant ideas for 2008!!!

16 years ago

Good morning everyone!!!

I wanted to ask for some suggestions for 2008 on vining plants that will used as an annual and give good color. We have a trellis on our deck that is 4 foot by 4 foot. The last 2 summers we have used Black Eyed Susan vine and that did OK. This year we added the cyprus vine and that was just OK and the Hummers did enjoy that. The container is a cement pot, about 20 inches in diameter and 14 inches deep and gets sun about 11AM till about 4PM. We have another trellis system that is 6 feet across and about 9 feet high. We have planted honeysuckle as the perennial and added Blue Morning Glory in as the annual until the Honeysuckle takes over in a few years. The Morning Glory did well and is still blooming this Morning 10/07/07. We did not use Trumpet vine to heavy of a vine.

So looking for some ideas, is the Red Morning Glory hard to start from seed and would moon flowers be a good one for flowering in the afternoon and evening? We have enjoyed the Morning Glory however by 10 AM the flowers are gone each day. If the vines attracted the Hummers thatÂs fine if not that would be OK also. We have plenty of Red and Black and Blue Salvia and the feeders to keep them busy. We would like some color for the deck Zone 5 here in SE Michigan.

Thanks to everyone for the info.

Lary

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Comments (3)

bern_2007
16 years ago
How about hyacinth bean vine, or a sweet pea, can grow to 4-5ft. cobeae vine, corkscrew vine are some that come to mind.
Bern
blueridgemtngrl
16 years ago
What about scarlet runner beans or some other type of beans. Some have beautiful pods, and the runner bean will attract hummers.

Jeanne
tyler_23
16 years ago
Just recently I happened across the site for Summer Hill Seeds (looking for passion flower varieties) and found as well as passion flowers a very nice selection of unique vines I had never seen before. Aristolochia, Spanish Flag, vining marigold, etc. Most of the vines are tender to my zone but are so beautiful that it is worth the bother of yearly fall hard pruning, transplanting into pots, and wintering indoor. Also, if you have hummers around already, I must suggest the possibility of using a weigela shrub somewhere in your planting scheme. The hummers seem to love this.