While full sun generally encourages blooming, strong sunlight and heat potentially burns the foliage.
Flowering vines that tolerate full shade are rare.
Here are 13 flowering perennial vines suitable for partial shade.
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Many vines that were originally introduced to North America as garden ornamentals are now consideredinvasive speciesand should be avoided.
These includeChinese wisteria,sweet autumn clematis, andJapanese honeysuckle.
The shiny light green leaves are evergreen.
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Due to its high flammability rating, do not plant it close to your home.
Popular cultivars include ‘Engelmanni, ‘Star Showers’ with green and white variegated foliage, and ‘Red Wall’.
The fall foliage of Virginia creeper is outstanding.
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They bloom in summer and into fall.
Plant them in a location with afternoon shade to shelter them from the burning sun.
In the summer, it bears large, pink, sausage-shaped fruit, which gave the plant its name.
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‘Cathedral Gem’ is a popular cultivar.
However, the gorgeous orange flowers are beloved by pollinators and hummingbirds.
Its fragrant flowers appear from June to July, attracting pollinators.
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The vine is evergreen and fast-growing, attaching to its support with its tendrils.
It also matures sooner whereas Chinese wisteria usually takes a few years to start flowering.
Mature vines have papery, orange-brown bark that complements the orange-red flowers.
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This vine is evergreen in warm climates.
There are several cultivars with blooms ranging from white to rose pink to deep plum.
It tolerates partial shade conditions and grows well on a fence or trellis.
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North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension.
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