4-5’ x 3-5’ A compact, flowering vine with a profusion of huge, rich purple flowers along the entire vine. It begins blooming in the spring and has a repeat bloom in the summer. Thrives in well-drained, slightly alkaline soil, with roots mulched and top growth in the sun. Requires an arbor or trellis for support.
Jackmanii Clematis x ‘Jackmanii’ Zone 4
10-12’ x 5-6’ A vigorous climber with continuous blooms of large, deep purple flowers with prominent, creamy-yellow stamens from June through September make this a favorite among clematis growers. Plant in sun to part shade in rich, well-drained, mulched soil.
Paniculata Clematis paniculata Zone 4
20’ x 5-10’ Pure white, slightly fragrant, blooms cover this twining vine from August through September. Also known as Sweet Autumn Clematis, fluffy silvery seed heads amass the plant in fall. It is late to emerge in the spring but is vigorous and easy to grow and blooms on new wood. It thrives in part shade with rich, well- drained, mulched soil.
Sweet Summer Love Zone 4
10-12’ x 5-6’ Clematis x ‘Sweet Summer Love’ PP 24,044 Masses of fragrant, small, star-shaped, cranberry purple blossoms cover this clinging, twining paniculata-type clematis from July through September. This graceful flowering vine is easy to grow and cold hardy. Prefers to be in sun to part shade with average, well-drained but moist soil and mulched roots. CLEMATIS Toki Clematis x ‘Toki’ Zone 4 5-9’ x 5-6’ One of the earliest blooming clematis with large, pure white flowers with yellow stamens in spring and a rebloom in late summer. It has green foliage and a vigor- ous, clinging, twining growth habit. Plant in adequate sun with moist, well- drained soil and mulched roots. HONEYSUCKLE Dropmore Scarlet Lonicera x brownii ‘Dropmore Scarlet’ 8-12’ x 6-8’ Zone 3 A compact twining vine that does well in sun to part shade. Clusters of showy, tubular bright orange to scarlet flowers have a long season of bloom from June to September and are followed by long lasting red berries. It has attractive blue- green foliage. It is dense and fast growing, prune in early spring to maintain size. IVY Boston Parthenocissus tricuspidata Zone 4 40-50’ x 25’ This vine is a self clinging, dense climber that thrives in sunny or shady sites making it very versatile. The shiny, dark green, lobed leaves turn a brilliant scarlet in the fall. Blue-black berries appear in late summer into fall. Great for erosion control or quick cover for brick or stone walls and fences.
Engleman Parthenocissus quinquefolia ‘Englemanii’
30-40’ x 20-25’ Zone 4 Engleman Ivy are self clinging, vigorous growing vines that do well in full sun to shade and like well-drained soil. The dark green foliage turns scarlet to burgundy in fall. Best fall color occurs when planted in sunnier sites. Berries are small and bluish-black in color and often hidden until after the leaves drop in fall. They can be used for ground cover or on walls or fences and require very little care.
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