Vines - B -  Plant Nursery

Honeysuckle - Blanche Sandman
Blanche Sandman Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle - Blanche Sandman, Lonicera sempervirens 'Blanche Sandman', is an exceptionally long and profusely flowering variety that requires support in order to climb. Its stems are often red to purple, turning greenish brown with age. Leaves are rounded and opposite. The unscented, typical honeysuckle-shaped flowers are very showy, with an orange-red exterior and yellow-orange throat. The hummingbirds love it! Plant it in a compost-rich, moisture retentive soil. Not picky about soil, but does not do well in standing water. Give full sun for best flowering, but provide afternoon shade in areas with very hot summers. Let your creative side take over and use this fast-growing native beauty on a fence, trellis or other garden feature.

Wisteria - Blue Moon
Blue Moon Wisteria

Wisteria - Blue Moon, Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon', has racemes of sweetly fragrant blue flowers that occur in flushes on the new growth in June. The racemes are about a foot long on the first flush, successive ones are smaller, and usually three sets of blooms accur a summer. Blue Moon is perfect for an arbor or pergola, with flowers hanging below. The stems twine counter-clockwise and grows quickly, up to 15 to 20 feet per year. Grow in full sun for best flowering. Hardy to -40°F! The name comes from the fact that a great plant like this only comes once in a blue moon! Plan ahead when planting this vine. It must be sited and trained only on sturdy structures which will be able to support the considerable weight of the mature vine. This is an excellent vine for large, sturdy, freestanding arbors, pergolas, posts, trellises, fences or terrace walls.