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| Common name | Scientific name | Zones | Flower | Size | Exposure | Comments |
| Clematis, Sweet Autumn | Clematis paniculata; C. maximonowicziana | 4-9 | White | 30' | Sun | Fragrant flowers in August and September; easy to grow; reseeds; blooms on new growth |
| Climbing aster | Aster carolinianis | 6-9 | Pink to purple | 10 to 12' | Sun to partial shade | Native; both woody and vining; flowers late summer into fall |
| Dutchman's pipe | Aristolchia durior | 4-8 | Mahogany and cream flowers | 30' | Sun to partial shade | Primarily grown for foliage: foot-long, heart shaped leaves; inconspicuous flowers in late spring |
| Honeysuckle, Coral | Lonicera sempervirens | 6-8 | Coral, red, yellow | 15 to 25' | Sun to partial shade | Trumpet-shaped flowers mid-spring to fall; native; cultivars: Sulfurea, Superba, Magnifica, John Clayton, Cedar Lane, Alabama Crimson |
| Honeysuckle, Japanese | Lonicera japonica | 6-8 | White | 20 to 30' | Sun to partial shade | Naturalized, rampant vine; invasive; fragrant flowers |
| Passionflower | Passiflora incarnata | 7-8 | Blue-white | 20' | Sun | Dies to the ground in the winter; edible fruit |
| Wisteria, Japanese | Wisteria floribunda | 6-8 | Bluish-purple, white, pink flowers | 30' | Sun | Longer bloom period than Chinese wisteria; 9 to 20 inches long flower; has 13 to 19 leaflets |
| Wisteria, Chinese | Wisteria sinensis | 6-8 | Blue-violet or white | 30 to 50 | Sun | Very fragrant flowers; growth can girdle trees; has 11 leaflets |
| Wisteria, American | Wisteria frutescens | 7-8 | Mauve | 30' | Sun | Native; flowers in spring |
Prepared by: Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
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Images © by Erv Evans
