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How to Choose a Flowering Vine

• What’s your growing zone? Use the zone filter above. Our flowering vines are hardy from zone 4 to zone 9.
• How much sun does the spot get? Climbing flowering vines bloom best with six or more hours of direct sun. In shade, choose a low, trailing vine instead.
• What will it grow on? Heavy, woody vines like wisteria and trumpet vine need a sturdy arbor, pergola or fence. Keep them off the house, where they can work under siding and gutters.

Climbing Flowering Vines for Trellises and Arbors

Trumpet Vine is our best-selling flowering vine. This fast-growing native covers a fence or arbor with orange-red tubular flowers from early summer to fall, and hummingbirds visit all day. It spreads by suckers, so plant it where you can mow around the base. Wisteria is the classic purple flowering vine, with long, fragrant flower clusters in spring. Give it a strong metal or timber pergola; mature vines get heavy. For a mix of climbers picked for your zone, try the 15 Trellis Climbing Favorites package.

Flowering Vines for Shade

Most climbing vines need sun to bloom, but trailing vines flower well in shade. Vinca Minor and Periwinkle form evergreen mats with blue-purple flowers in spring, covering shady slopes and the ground under trees. Both spread aggressively and are considered invasive near woodlands in parts of the eastern US, so plant them where they can be contained.

Caring for Perennial Flowering Vines

Water new vines deeply once a week through their first summer. Tie young climbing stems loosely to the support until they grab on. Prune trumpet vine in late winter, since it flowers on new growth. Prune wisteria right after it blooms, and again in summer to shorten long runners. Most climbing vines take two to three years to bloom heavily, so patience pays off.

When Flowering Vines Ship

We ship flowering vines bare root, freshly dug and packed ready for planting. Plant in fall or early spring, set climbing vines 12–18 inches from their support, and angle them toward it. See our planting instructions for step-by-step help, or browse all vines and evergreen vines .

FAQ  

What is the fastest growing flowering vine? Trumpet vine. It can cover a fence or arbor in two to three seasons and blooms from early summer to fall.

What flowering vines grow in shade? Most climbing vines need sun to flower. For shade, low trailing vines like vinca minor and periwinkle bloom well under trees and on shady slopes.

What is the purple flowering vine? Wisteria is the best-known purple flowering vine, with hanging clusters of fragrant purple flowers in spring. Vinca minor and periwinkle have smaller blue-purple flowers on low, trailing stems.

Are there flowering vines that bloom all year? No hardy vine blooms year-round. Trumpet vine comes closest, flowering from early summer to fall. Pair it with spring-blooming wisteria for color across more of the season.

Why isn’t my flowering vine blooming? The most common causes are too much shade, pruning at the wrong time, or too much nitrogen fertilizer. Young vines also need two to three years to bloom well.

Do you ship flowering vines outside Tennessee? Yes. We grow in Tennessee and ship nationwide.

What if my plant doesn’t arrive alive? Every order comes with our live-arrival guarantee. See our warranty for details.