Monday, February 13, 2012

Whats the best vine/plant to grow for my pergola that is getting a lot of sun from noon time till sunset?

Night jasmine or porcelain berry elegans which is a variegated vine. http://www.bloomriver.com/home/br2/page_...
Whats the best vine/plant to grow for my pergola that is getting a lot of sun from noon time till sunset?
A good many perennial vines would work,,wisteria,clematis,bouganvilla,rose... really depends on your climate.I have wisteria and clematis here in Montreal,,but I found that the most rewarding vine for me was the Heavenly blue morning glory which is an annual(but the seeds are viable) or the mt fiji morningglory mix for variety in color.Since you dont have early morn sun,,I think the morningglory is the best because the flowers stay open until they are hit by the sun when they then start to wither.On cloudy days I have had them stay open all day.
Reply:what growing zone? what are the soil and water conditions?
Reply:You might also look at japanese wisteria, clematis and jasmine.



Wayside Gardens has a nice variety ...

http://www.waysidegardens.com/webapp/wcs...



You might also find this article, "Top 10 High-Climbing Vines" of interest ...

http://home.ivillage.com/gardening/0,,mp...



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Reply:I like honeysuckles. Another favorite is the Don Juan climbing rose.



Zepherine Drouhin rose is very nice:



Zephirine Drouhin roses don��t seem to be seriously bothered by either pests or diseases in our often harsh Arizona climate, but like other roses, they will sometimes show iron chlorosis in our alkaline soil and need iron chelate treatment. While they tolerate partial shade, Zephirine Drouhin roses don��t like full shade, as I learned this year when fast-growing mesquite trees began to heavily shade my roses, stunting their growth and drastically reducing their bloom.



These adaptable roses also do quite well in containers, and I had one Zephirine Drouhin growing happily in a large clay pot on my patio for many years. They can eventually grow up to about 12 feet (3.7 m) tall, but those in containers won��t grow quite as large. Those in my Tucson yard seem to remain at about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall.



Zephirine Drouhin roses are generally thornless and have pink, semi-double flowers with the wonderful classic Damask rose fragrance that has been unfortunately bred out of so many modern roses. I��m always a bit disgusted when I bend down to smell a big beautiful rose only to discover that it has no scent. Unlike these scentless impostors, Zephirine Drouhin roses actually smell like roses.



I couldn��t find Zephirine Drouhin roses at my local plant nurseries, so I got mine from a mail order rose catalog, which is where many of the more interesting and rare rose varieties can be found. If you are looking for this rose online, the name is also variably spelled as Zephyrine Drouhin or Z��phirine Drouhin in some online rose catalogs.



Along with Zephirine Drouhin, another climbing rose that does quite well here in Arizona is the Lady Banks Rose or Tombstone Rose (Rosa banksiae), but it is only faintly fragrant and has a short blooming period, unlike the repeat blooming Zephirine Drouhin.

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Fertilize in spring just before new growth begins.



Needs three years to get established. Good for pillars or arches. It produces few hips. Can be a shrub or a moderate climber.

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