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Posted by moonwolf 6 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 27, 09 at 11:24
| Hi everyone,
Vines are one of my favorite plants to grow in the garden.
I thought I would add my top 10 favorite vines that I like to grow or would like to grow. So here they are!
1. Honeysuckle (You can't beat that fragrance! A wonderful vine in any garden not including the Japanese variety!)
2. Hoya (I know it's mainly an indoor vine, but it's very easy to grow and the flowers are worth the wait!)
3. Moonflower (Beautiful flowers and fragrance)
4. Cup and Saucer (will be growing these next year; the flowers look beautiful!)
5. Passion Flower (they smell wonderful and are very unique looking. I've never grown these.)
6. Wisteria (My neighbor has a huge Chinese wisteria in her yard and she says it smells wonderful when in bloom. I've never grown any variety of it. I would love to grow "Blue Moon"!)
7. Clematis (Lives up to being "Queen of the Climbers")
8. Morning Glory (Always a reliable performer!)
9. Silver Fleece Vine (Don't know much about this one; read it's a hardy vine)
10. Climbing roses (I have a Fourth of July that does very well every year. In fact there are still buds on it!)
Well, there you have it! This is my favorite list. Maybe your favorites will match some of mine! On the ones I haven't grown, can anybody share your experiences with them, please? I would love to hear your stories!
Thank you for sharing!
Brad AKA Moonwolf
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RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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My most favourite Vine is Vigna Carcalla (Snail Vine) It grows very quickly and has the most amazing VERY fragrant blooms. Unfortunately this does not overwinter in my region so I have to dig them up and overwinter indoors.They are well worth the effort.
I also am a big Passion flower advocate,I have a couple of different ones but also have to bring them inside when the cold weather hits.
I tried Firecracker Vine this year and was beautiful,but got hit by Frost before I could dig it up.I'll be trying seeds of this one for sure. |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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| Great thread Brad! My first favorite is of course Morning Glories. All kinds!!
2~ Sweet Autumn Clematis for the fall fragrance
3~ Honeysuckle of course for the summer fragrance!
4~ Virginia creeper, so pretty in the fall and can cover ugly things like my neighbors wall! LOL
5~ Climbing rambler roses cause they did so well on my fence.
6~ Passion flowers that are hardy for my area. The butterflies love them!
7~ Just about any annual vine like, aserina, thunbergia, sweet peas, runner beans, hyacinth bean, snail vine...Anything new my favorite nursery gets for the summer that I don't have to start from seeds! Moonflower never flowers enough for me and I Dont know why...I have seen it in the area in other peoples yards, just doesn't do well for me. I kind of don't like the smell anyway! We had a Wisteria that ate the garage so I am leery of growing another. I am still digging it out 3 years later! I do love them though. |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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- Posted by gerris2 Zone 7a Delaware (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 28, 09 at 14:38
| I was quite fond of Asarina spp (and still am) before being seduced by Ipomoea spp and other species in Convolvulaceae. Joseph |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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| Wisteria is my favorite vine. |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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Ha!Ha! That's like asking me which of my grand kids is my favorite! Hello, my name is Jim and I'm a vineaholic. This is a most pleasing addiction. Most of my vines are perennial, and I guess that my favorite is which ever one is in bloom when you ask.
Jim
Maybe this one? Clock vine 'Blue Boy' Thunbergia battiscombei
 Here's a link, and I'll warn you there is lots of repetition.
Jim |
Here is a link that might be useful: My Vines
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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| Jim: It's always a treat to see pics of your garden. I recognized quite a few of your vines BUT could you give a name to: Vine #15 (dainty sprays of rose and white 5 petalled flowers) Vine #27 (looks like a red morning glory with a yellow throat) Many thanks - June |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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| Hi June, thanks for looking. I really need to go through that file and add some titles and delete a lot of duplicates. ~ #15 is Rangoon creeper. It is also shown in 14,45,46,47,48,80,and 81. ~ #27 is Hawaiian Sunset vine, and it is also shown in 28,29,30,31,32,96,97,and 98. It has had 1 bloom all year, and if it doesn't start blooming soon, it is not long for this world! Ha!
Jim |
RE:Your Favorite Vine?
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June, I meant to ask, how your 'Blue Boy' and obelisk are getting along?
Jim |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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| Jim, My "Blue Boy" is recovering from being squished into the new obelisk. I had to trim off quite a few damaged strands but it's been putting out new growth and flowers. My husband, who made the obelisk for me, lamented that "you can't even see it anymore". Thank you for sharing pictures of your garden and giving me the idea of using this type structure instead of a trellis. It's much better suited to showcasing "Blue Boy". 
Meanwhile, I won't be rushing to get a Hawaiian Sunset vine. What a downer if I was gone the day it produced its measly bloom (beautiful though it is). - June |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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June, that looks really, really good!
Jim |
RE: What's Your Favorite Vine?
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- Posted by chills Zone 6b Mi (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 17, 09 at 18:41
| 4. Hops (self explanatory) 3. Clematis (just don't ask for a favorite...well maybe Asao...or Florida Sieboldii....well whatever is in bloom and i've got over 20) 2. Passiflora (got 9-10 of them, a couple outside in Michigan) 1. Actinidia Argunta (been eating kiwis for weeks!) |
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