Vines - W -  Plant Nursery

Aunt Dee Wisteria
Wisteria macrostachya 'Aunt Dee'

The Wisteria 'Aunt Dee', 'Wisteria macrostachya 'Aunt Dee', produces showy clusters of light purple flowers in the spring. This deciduous, twining, woody vine is noted for long life and exceptional beauty. Aunt Dee needs support, such as a trellis, arbor or fence to grow and climb on. Aunt Dee blooms when very young. It prefer deep, moist, well drained soil in full sun. Prune after flowering. Heads will turn when this plant is in full bloom. All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested.

Blue Chinese Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis

Blue Chinese Wisteria, Wisteria sinensis, is a twining, woody vine valued for its pendulous clusters of extremely fragrant violet-blue flowers. Chinese Wisteria is a shade tolerant vine, but it only blooms when grown in partial to full sun. It is perfect for covering patios, arbors or fences. This plant is often grown with multiple trunks but it can be trained to a single trunk as a small tree. Chinese Wisterias are deciduous. It is a fast grower with stems to 25 feet or longer. The vine often climbs trees, and is most striking when seen in full bloom draped from the limbs of a high pine. Leaves consist of 7 to 13 leaflets of large size; after flowering, very attractive, velvety pods are produced, containing seed. It is probably best used for training to grow onto an arbor where flowers can droop and form a fragrant ceiling of color.

Ivy - Woodbine
Woodbine Ivy

The Woodbine, Parthenocissus inserta, is a rapid growing vine that does not have holdfasts, therefore it will not cling to walls. New growth is bronze to red-tinged changing to rich lustrous green in summer. Woodbine has deep burgundy-red autumn coloring. Its small blue fruits are attractive to birds. It prefers full sun or shade and moist well drained soil. Flowering in mid July to early August, it is very similar to Virginia Creeper but less capable of climbing on solid surfaces because it lacks adhesive discs on the tendrils.