Rose--scented but may need some attention (fert & pest, remonant types
tend to require more care as all the energy is put into constantly
producing flowers) and won't like too much shade. Honeysuckle--needs
slightly alkaline soil, has small scented trumpets. Winter Jasmine--
yellow blooms in early spring. Clematis--no scent but big beautiful
flowers, alot of the Late large flowered varieties will bloom in July
and then again in Sept. Mixing the clematis with a
rose vine is always
a winning combo and gurantees that you are never without flowers if you
pick varieties that cover the other's non-blooming times. See "The Rose
and the Clematis as good companions" by John Howells...lots of ideas
and pics. The caveats about permanent outdoor containers, if it's not
big enough it will restrict root growth which will restrict the
ultimate height and spread of your vine (with a really rampant vine
this is a good thing), it will need repotting every 3-5 years, season
tends to be shorter, flowers tend to be smaller, usu. requires daily
watering and 2x on hot days until established, clay pots can, and most
likely will, crack in winter. Good luck
Quote:
> Hello and Happy New Year!
> My neighbor and I were talking gardening this evening and he asked if
I
> knew of a nice vine that would grow from up one side of a newly
> constructed garage and over a lattice type arbor spreading,
vicariously
> throughout the lattice across the top of the garage. I have visions of
> flowers*** down the lattice....
> The garage is facing south however, there is some shading from his
> house. I asked whether he would intends on growing the vine from the
> ground or in a container. His first thought was from the ground.
> However, I suggested the possibility of growing from a container to
see
> just how he would like that vining look.
> In either case, do you have any suggestions for a flowering vine -
> deciduous or not that would fit the bill for this growing location and
> structure. Zone 6a.
> Thanks,
> Leslie
> --
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> USDA Zone 6a (The Garden State)
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