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VINES … An Underutilized Source of Color and Interest in the Landscape. Alan Shapiro Grandiflora March 31, 2005. VINE TYPES. HARDY EVERGREEN – KEEP LEAVES AND STEMS IN WINTER HARDY DECIDUOUS – IN FALL, LOSE THEIR LEAVES, BUT NOT STEMS
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VINES … An Underutilized Source of Color and Interest in the Landscape Alan Shapiro Grandiflora March 31, 2005
VINETYPES • HARDY EVERGREEN – KEEP LEAVES AND STEMS IN WINTER • HARDY DECIDUOUS – IN FALL, LOSE THEIR LEAVES, BUT NOT STEMS • PERENNIAL – DIE BACK TO GROUND IN WINTER, BUT GROW BACK QUICKLY FROM CROWN IN SPRING • TROPICAL– DIE TOTALLY IN FREEZING WEATHER • ANNUAL – DIE, BUT RESEED
WHY USE VINES? • Fast-growing for rapid screening of undesirable views • Quick shade over structures • Exotic-looking flowers • Long-blooming period • Many are fragrant • Attract Butterflies or Hummerbirds • Many produce berries or fruit for wildlife attraction
Lonicera japonica ‘Purpurea’ – Purple-leafed Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ – Yellow Honeysuckle
Trachelospermum jasminoides ‘Variegata’ – Variegated Confederate Jasmine
Manettia cordifolia ‘John Elsley’ – Brazilian Firecracker Vine
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides ‘Sao Paulo’ – Mexican Flame Vine