by 505 Outside | Aug 1, 2018 | Vines
Full Sun, Part Shade
Medium Water
Mature Size: Climbing X 15’
Blooming Season: Summer
Flower Color: Red
What’s not to love about a plant named for one of the major food groups? Alas, the common name refers to the brownish red flower color rather than the flavor of its tasty (but not even remotely chocolate) purple-brown fruits. This graceful vine with slender stems and finely divided leaves is semi-evergreen in warm microclimates, and an asset where a light shade canopy or tracery of foliage against a north or east facing wall are needed.
by 505 Outside | Jul 25, 2018 | Vines
Full Sun, Part Shade
Low Water
Mature Size: Climbing X 40’
Blooming Season: Spring
Flower Color: Pale yellow or white
Rarely do you find a plant that is fast growing, evergreen and long-lived. Lady Banks Rose is all those things and it produces a beautiful if brief show of flowers in spring using surprisingly little water. This plant grows large and, unlike most roses, blooms on old wood. It produces the best flower show when pruned sparingly, removing a few of the oldest canes every few years.
by 505 Outside | Jul 25, 2018 | Vines
Full Sun, Part Shade
Medium Water
Mature Size: Climbing X 8’
Blooming Season: Spring into Summer
Flower Color: Coral orange
If the sweet scent and rampant growth of honeysuckle are too much of a good thing in your opinion, Coral Honeysuckle may be the vine for you. It is unscented and one of the least aggressive members of the family, yet its brilliant flowers pro- vide plenty of nectar for hummingbirds. If you’d like a smaller sized but fragrant vine, try the hybrid Lonicera x heckrottii, Goldflame Honeysuckle, which differs in having clusters of scented gold and coral-pink blossoms.
by 505 Outside | Jul 25, 2018 | Vines
Full Sun
Medium Water
Mature Size: Climbing X 40’
Blooming Season: Summer
Flower Color: Orange
Trumpet Vine is a hummingbird’s delight with brilliantly colored, luscious nectar- rich flowers produced over a long season. From a human point of view the caveat is to provide a strong enough support and enough space for this vigorous rambler.
