Perennial Vines

Clematis 'Acropolis'

'Acropolis' Clematis

'Acropolis' is compact, very free flowering clematis producing an abundance of bright pink flowers that are 3-4 inches. Very striking when in full bloom! Acropolis blooms June-September is very showy and grows to 4'.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Early Fall

Blooms:  Early Summer

Height:  4'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-8

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Adam's Courage'

'Adam's Courage' Clematis

This striking new Clematis is strong, beautiful, and abundant!  Spring flowers are lavender and deep fuchsia color and more varied than the summer flowers.  Summer flowers are deep violet in the center of each petal fading to a rich lavender.  The lovely pointed petals create an overlapping and very full flower with stunning burgundy tipped anthers.  Great repeat blooming.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Part Shade

Blooms:  Summer - Early Fall

Height:  5-6'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, part shade, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis Boulevard® Edda™

'Boulevard® Edda™ Clematis

Enjoy the beauty of clematis throughout the summer with the free flowering blooms of Clematis Boulevard® Edda™. Climbing a compact 3-4 feet tall, and spreading up to 2 feet wide, Boulevard® Edda™ is a great selection for containers as well as a focal point in the front of the garden. Each flower has 6-10 petals creating a semi double look. The lavender purple blooms are accented with a bright magenta pink stripe. Flower color and size may vary with different light exposure. Blooms in June through August.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Early - Late Summer

Height:  3-4'

Spacing:  18-24"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Cardinal Wyszynski'

‘Cardinal Wyszynski’ Clematis

A Polish introduction with free flowering large 6-8' glowing crimson flowers each highlighted by a central cluster of dark anthers. A very vigorous clematis. Blooms July-September. Shade the roots to keep them cool.  Prune in early spring, removing old growth above new leaf buds as they appear.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Mid Summer - Mid Fall

Height:  8-10'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Charmaine'

'Charmaine' Clematis

Charmaine has a lovely combination of large size flowers on a small, bushy plant, which makes a flower-focused container display. The flowers have no problem drawing attention, either. They're engaging and bold, with brilliant red sepals and bright, contrasting centers. Charmaine was bred to produce a compact, bushy silhouette that'll look great in container gardening. It's a beautiful trend, especially for smaller gardens and patio features. Charmaine blooms early in the season, kick starting the show around your seating area.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Early Summer

Height:  6-7'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Crystal Fountain'

'Crystal Fountain' Clematis

This enchanting Clematis will delight garden visitors with showy purple blooms. Crystal Fountain is named for the unusual form of its center, where large sprays of pale lavender and green reach to all its sepals. This medium–sized Clematis is very vigorous, blooming on both the previous year's and new year's growth. It'll take time and establish slowly, but these gorgeous blooms are worth the wait.  Blooms June - September.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Early Summer

Height:  6-8'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Fleuri'

'Fleuri' Clematis

A showy flowering vine that has deep purple flowers and an attractive contrasting flower center. It is very compact and does well in containers. Fleuri has 5” flowers and tolerates partial shade.  Blooms May thru August.  Shade the roots to keep them cool.  Prune in late winter or early spring, removing old growth above new leaf buds as they appear.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Late Spring - Late Summer

Height:  4'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-8

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Giselle'

'Giselle' Clematis

This beauty has unusual star-shaped dusky purple-pink flowers and contrasting red-purple anthers. It looks tremendous grown with purple foliaged shrubs. Can be grown in partial shade or full sun. Grows to 4-5' and blooms May through September.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Late Spring - Early Fall

Height:  4-5'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Jackmanni superba'

'Jackmanii' Clematis

'Jackmanni' Clematis is a very showy flowering vine for covering trellises and fences. Large 5-6", deep purple flowers are produced all summer. It is a vigorous grower. Shade the roots to keep the plant cool. Prune in late winter or early spring if necessary.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Early Summer - Mid Fall

Height:  8-12'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-8

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Kilian Donahue'

'Kilian Donahue' Clematis

The early flowers open ruby red at the center of the flower, fading to brilliant fuchsia and then orchid color at the edge of each petal. The flowers fade to lavender with a pink bar. Its dancing white anthers are burgundy tipped. It is an early bloomer and is a great repeat bloomer throughout the summer months.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Late Spring - Early Fall

Height:  6-8'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Lindsay'

'Lindsay' Clematis

Lindsay has very large blue/purple spring flowers, some 6-7 inches in diameter with deep red anthers.  It is free and repeat flowering in habit, blooming in June & July and again in late August.  Ideal to grow in containers or small trellises.  Grows to height of 6-8 feet.  Prune to 12 inches in February/March.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Early Summer, Late Summer

Height:  6-8'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis paniculata

Sweet Autumn Clematis

When this clematis is bloom, hundreds of fragrant, tiny white flowers float like a cloud over the foliage. Clematis paniculata is a vigorous grower that can reach 30 feet in height -- perfect for scrambling over a wall or fence, or for covering a pergola. For smaller spaces, simply prune it back in early spring. Blooms well in sun or partial shade August through September

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Late Summer - Early Fall

Height:  8-15'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis paniculata 'Sweet Summer Love'

'Sweet Summer Love' Clematis

Wouldn't it be great if Sweet Autumn clematis flowered sooner and longer and came in other colors? Now it does! 'Sweet Summer Love' gives you everything you want: the flowers, the fragrance, the ease of growth and cranberry-violet blooms that start over a month earlier than others - starting in July and lasting until mid-September.  May be grown in a large patio pot and trained up a trellis.  Benefits from late winter/early spring pruning just above swelling leaf buds.  Easy to grow.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Mid Summer - Mid Fall

Height:  10'

Spacing:  5'

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Poseidon'

'Poseidon' Clematis

Poseidon is a extremely floriferous multicolor Clematis that reaches only 3 to 4 feet tall. It is perfect for on a trellis, stake, or obelisk in smaller garden beds or containers. Extremely free flowering, from early summer all the way to early fall Poseidon features abundant, large, 6 to 8 petaled 5-inch flowers with soft-pink to soft-lavender petals painted prominently with a magenta bar down the center of each petal. Multiple colors of flowers are present on the vine at the same time each having a creamy white cluster of white anthers at the center.  Poseidon is sure to be a conversation piece and appreciated by the butterflies and hummingbirds.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Early Summer - Early Fall

Height:  3-4'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis Rebecca™

Rebecca™ Clematis

Rebecca™ Clematis has a dramatic, intense color that will showcase a spectacular display in your garden. This clematis is an Evison/Poulsen cultivar with large, scarlet-red flowers and creamy yellow anthers. Rebecca™ will bloom from May through June and again in August and is a free-flowering clematis.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Late Spring - Early Summer

Height:  6-8'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo'

'Sapphire Indigo' Clematis

This unique Clematis has long lasting dark purple blooms that fade to deep blue with dark purple to black anthers. It is continuous bloomer June through September. It can be trained as a climber, grown as a shrubby ground cover with no support, or container grown to a height of 4'. It can be grown in partial shade.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Part Shade

Blooms:  Early Summer - Early Fall

Height:  3-4'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-8

Tags:  sun, part shade, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis Sarah Elizabeth™

Sarah Elizabeth™ Clematis

Sarah Elizabeth™ is a new Clematis from Raymond Evison. It's a free-flowering variety that's bushy and lush, yet bred for its compact habit. It produces flowers at the base of the plant and on new growth often producing a top to bottom flowering effect.  If you're a fan of Clematis blooms but lack the room for a long vine toppling over fences and crawling up walls, these pretty, understated blooms are ideal for growing in containers. The bubblegum-pink color of each bloom is simply outstanding, and they'll keep flowering all through summer. The plant grows quickly and without difficulty.

Exposure:  Full Sun

Blooms:  Late Spring - Late Fall

Height:  5-9'

Spacing:  12-18"

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Silver Moon'

'Silver Moon' Clematis

'Silver Moon' Clematis has very large, 6-7", silvery mauve flowers which is unusual color for Clematis. Flowers have creamy white anthers with 6-8 petals overlapping, making for a very full flower. Blooms June, July, and late August. Does well in full to partial shade.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Part Shade

Blooms:  Early - Late Summer

Height:  8-9'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-8

Tags:  sun, part shade, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Clematis 'Tranquilite'

'Tranquilite' Clematis

'Tranquilite' is an exceptional and attractive, free flowering plant which is great for the smaller garden due to its compact habit. Tranquilite's subtle colors make it a superb plant for growing in a shaded area. Blooms late spring to late summer and approximately 4-5' tall.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Part Shade

Blooms:  Late Spring - Late Summer

Height:  4-5'

Spacing:  15-18"

Zones:  4-8

Tags:  sun, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, deer resistant, rabbit resistant

Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet'

'Dropmore Scarlet' Honeysuckle

'Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle is an extremely hardy vine valued for its showy red/orange trumpet flowers from late spring to mid summer.  It is very easy to grow and not excessively aggressive.  It is a great choice for arbors and trellises for attracting hummingbirds. It has showy clusters of scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers with cherry red overtones and orange throats at the ends of the branches that are long lasting.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Part Shade

Blooms:  Late Spring - Mid Summer

Height:  8'

Spacing:  varies

Zones:  3-8

Tags:  sun, part shade, butterfly, bee, hummingbird, fragrant, easy to grow.

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Boston Ivy

Boston Ivy is a dense, self-clinging vine. It has attractive, thick, glossy green foliage with exceptional fall color of orange to red. Late summer it produces blue-black berries favored by the birds.

Exposure:  Full Sun - Part Shade

Blooms:  Early Summer

Height:  30-50'

Spacing:  varies

Zones:  4-9

Tags:  sun, part shade, easy to grow.