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Vines by Common Name

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Bittersweet	Celastrus scandens	Deciduous vine Climbs by twining (requires support) Flowers not showy Fruit showy (dioecious); frequently used in dried flower arrangements Sun
Boston Ivy	Parthenocissus tricuspidata	Deciduous vine Climbs by root-like holdfasts Maroon fall color Latin: tricuspidata = '3 lobes'
Carolina Jasmine	Gelsemium sempervirens	Broadleaf evergreen vine Climbs by twining (requires support) Showy yellow flowers in February/March Best flowering in full sun
Clematis	Clematis hybrids	Deciduous vine Twining vine (requires support) Known for beautiful, large flowers; white, pink, purple in May Keep roots shaded and moist
Common Tumpetcreeper	Campsis radicans	Vigorous, deciduous vine Climbs by root-like holdfasts Beautiful tubular, orange/red flowers in summer Fruit pod (capsule) 5 to 8" long sun
Confederate Jasmine	Trachelospermum jasminoides	Broadleaf evergreen ground cover/vine (requires support for vine) Glossy, dark green leaves Showy, white stars in April/May Zone 8
Creeping Fig; Climbing Fig	Ficus pumila	Broadleaf evergreen vine Climbs by aerial rootlets (attaches to structures) Zone 8 (7) Juvenile: leaves smaller and cling tighter to wall; adult: leaves larger, plant sticks out further, flowers and fruits Sun or shade
Crossvine	Bignonia capreolata	Semi-evergreen, native vine Climbs by twining and tendrils Beautiful trumpet shaped flowers in April, orange/yellow/red with darker tube
Fiveleaf Akebia	Akebia quinata	Semi-evergreen/deciduous vine 5 leaflets (Latin: quintus) Light rose-purple flowers typically lost in foliage Aggressive twining vine Sun or shade
Grape	Vitis sp.	Deciduous vine Full sun Twining vine (requires support) Edible fruits
Japanese Honeysuckle *	Lonicera japonica	Semi-evergreen vine/ground cover in Arkansas White flowers in late spring; black berry Climbs by twining Invasive; avoid using in landscapes
Trumpet Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	Deciduous vine Spectacular tubular, yellow or yellow/orange or red flowers in April; great for hummingbirds Twining vine
Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Deciduous vine Climbs by adhesive tendrils (sticks to structures) Maroon fall color Sun or shade Quinquefolia = 5 leaflets (Latin: quintus)
Wisteria	Wisteria sp.	Deciduous vine Spectacular, fragrant purple (or white) flower panicles in April Twining vine (requires support)

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