A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2007 Need suggestions on flowering vines.

I have a brush pile in our backyard that I'd like to cover up with some kind of flowering vine. I'm hoping there is some variety out there that I can just toss some seeds out and it will thrive without being too invasive.
I live in zone 8-9, the area is in full sun. Lots of rich organic matter underneath the brush pile!

hyacinth bean vine, passion flower, chocolate vine, kiwi fruit vine, various clematis, kangaroo vine, dutchman's pipe, velvet bean, coral vine, american bittersweet,

And dear old morning glory

These are great suggestions, off to Google them now!

Thanks,
JoAnn

well I am not sure what zone that is but think it is the same was where I am. How about the jasmines? Esp Confederate and carolina jasmine. They are quick to fill any area and are beautiful and smell good. Oh guess Pink Jasmine would also be a good choice, and they are perenniels as well.

check out the vines in family Bignoniacaea

those are NICE rugby!!! do you know if they are perennial in zone 6?

Are they related to the trumpet vine?
flower looks similiar.

My sister had one and it crawled up the antenna onto the house an almost choked it ..ha ha

They trimmed it yearly.

I love Honeysuckle because it smells heavenly and when the wind blows it fills the yard with such a sweet scent , but the flowers are small! Probably my favorite vining flower is the Clematis. Here's a picture of one of mine that is planted on the southeast side of house.

Patches that is adorable........

I have pink like that..But it never is that nice.
my sister in Ohio is great with those, on arches .
You would never believe how big they got.
She had many colors.......Sadly they dont bloom all summer do they?

Is that ever pretty...love it!!!

Barb, the Nelly Moser will usually bloom during the spring and early summer and then it blooms again toward the fall, but it's not as prolific at that time.

Thanks, Penny! I love it too, and I just bought another one just like it this morning.

patches

thanks....
My sister gave me a blue one last year ..Hope it survived the winter..

We are to get snow again for the weekend.. Guesss
Illinois will too.;o(

b

Geesh, Barb, I know it's supposed to get colder this coming week-end, but I didn't hear anything about snow. It's beautiful outside today!!!

patches ...

Yes it is here too..Almost 50 ..
The news said colder and snow.

I have lots of bulbs to set out and want to see it thaw.;o)

I have many plants going in the upstairs hallway,, they wanna go outside.;o)

b

Geesh, Barb, I guess I better try to catch the 10:00 news and weather tonight, so I can find out what to expect. I'll be happy if it stays nice for a few more days of my spring Break because this is the first time in a couple of years that I've been able to work outside during my time-off!

patches

Hope for you to succeed ......Outdoors.. It is good for a vaction that lasts all year.

Now they are saying 60 degrees for 2 days then 29 for 2 .??????????//

b

Thanks, Barb!

It's 72 degrees right now and they're predicting a high of 80 for today and 76 for tomorrow. We may get some thundershowers on Thursday, so it's looking like the God is going to be good to me during spring Break.

patches

Put them shorts on and go out and soak all the sun up..
b ;o)

Barb, I've already been out washing windows and it's gorgeous.

Golly gee whiz,

I was out raking some grass and picking tulip tree seeds, I didnt know I had.. Ha ha

Never tried them, but some wanted them..
b

I have three clematis vines trained to trellises and I just love them. The do go into a rest period during the hot part of summer but otherwise put on a nice show almost all summer. When I fertilize mine, I add just a wee bit of SuperThrive and, boy, does it ever make a difference! The flowers get sooo big and beautiful.

mln

WHAT IS supertrive?

Fertilizer?
Wher did you get it ..Must be acid???????

Barb

SuperThrive is a mix of hormones and vitamins for plants and works VERY well. Wish I had taken pictures of my giant Shasta daisys I grew with it last year--they got up to about 3 feet tall and bloomed profusely! You can buy it at Wal Mart. I noticed our Wal Mart already has it this year. It's a small bottle (very concentrated) attached to a cardboard back.

mln

Thanks .will check it out next visit.

Yes photos would be lovely to see.

barb

My clematis only bloomed for a few days last year and then the wind blew all of the petals off. It's in the shadier part of the yard though and I'm not sure if it's one that does well in the shade (was here when we moved in.)

It only had a few little flowers too. I think I will try that fertilizer on it this year to see what happens!

'Manda

My one clematis is in full sun an does the best.
I am wishing mine were better.

barb

My 'Nellie Moser' Clematis is in full sun and it is beautiful! I just planted the 'Fireworks' Clematis this year in full sun, so I'm anxious to see how it does. :rolleyes:

I have one on the east side of my house, one on the south and one on the west. They all did well but started doing VERY well after I began putting SuperThrive on them. I've used in on shrubs that were doing poorly in this yucky clay soil I have and they improved dramatically too I swear by that stuff now! It really does make a differance.

Here we go with super trive...Have to got Walmart again.

I never want to , it is too huge an I get tired of the floor walks..ha ha

Thanks ..I hope to win that war on clematis.
ANyone do seeds on them? Mine wont grow.

b

Good Ole Nellie grows for me.

Only.

barb

Oh, Barb, I hear you!!! They are building a new Super Wal-Mart here. It's going to be huge and take forever just to get from one end to the other. I'm sure going to miss the old one, which really wasn't that old. Geesh, with the present one I can run in and get everything I need in 15 minutes, unless I get side-tracked in the garden section.

Actually, I've never tried to grow any Clematis from seeds, but I usually don't do a lot with seed. I'm getting braver and trying more of them this year.

Patches,

I like the old one better also..Now in the new one, all the ladys dress like they are off to hollywood......
Old style was jeans and fun.....However the customers are still jeans and work clothes.

Just have to go from one end to the other if you forget something...I do like the Self check out.

barb

Oh geesh, I don't need any Hollywood type clothes :rolleyes: because I've always been a jeans person. I guess the Self-Check will be nice since I use them at the supermarkets we have here and they do seem to go a lot faster.

patches

watch the self check outs also...I caught them marking doubles when I bought only one.

They have tricks too.....

Oh, Geesh! Thanks for warning me because I never thought about that. Guess I need to be a little more careful when I use the Self-Checkout at the grocery store. I usually have so many items I probably wouldn't even notice a few extra dollars on the bill.

Actually, the first time I ever used the Self-Check aisle I was at a Super Wal-Mart and went in to get some glue and a hose nozzle. Well, some bells or something went off and the screen said a supervisor would be coming. Geesh, I thought for sure I broke it. Come to find out, the glue I bought required an age check by a supervisor but she took one look at me and said she didn't need an I.D.