Native to eastern and southeastern China, Campsis grandiflora (Chinese Trumpet Creeper) is a vigorous woody vine with large, trumpet-shaped, orange to red flowers, 3 in. long (8 cm), adorned with golden-yellow throats. Appearing in early summer, these magnificent tubular flowers are borne in loose, open clusters at the ends of the branches. They bloom sporadically throughout the summer for a spectacular floral display. Hummingbirds love them and never fail visiting them. The blooms are followed by attractive bean-like seedpods. The foliage of pinnate (with up to 7-9 leaflets), coarsely toothed, dark green leaves is deciduous. Chinese Trumpet Creeper is not as large, hardy, vigorous and aggressive as the native American Trumpet Vine, Campsis radicans. Often cultivated for its attractive, glowing flowers, this vine is widely grown in Mediterranean gardens.

A vigorous North American native, Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine) is a self-clinging woody climber with particularly showy trumpet-shaped flowers, 3 in. long (8 cm) in bright shades of orange or red. Appearing throughout the summer, these magnificent tubular flowers are borne in clusters at the ends of the branches and provide a long-lasting and spectacular floral display. Hummingbirds love them and never fail visiting them. The foliage of pinnate, shiny, dark green leaves above and glabrous dull green below, is deciduous. Often cultivated for its attractive, glowing flowers, this vine is widely grown in Mediterranean gardens. Make sure you keep it under tight control as it has an aggressive colonizing tendency.

Bred in 1885, Clematis 'Etoile Violette' is one of the long-established favorites. This outstanding deciduous vine produces masses of small, nodding, dark violet-purple flowers, up to 4 in. wide (10 cm), with a creamy boss of stamens. Each flower bears 4 to 6 broad, velvety petals that are well-spaced. You will see very little of its fresh green foliage once the plant gets into bloom, so great is the outpouring of purple flowers! 'Etoile Violette' is a member of the small-flowered 'summer' Clematis called 'Viticella', a group including strong vines, easy to grow, amenable to training early in the season, with profuse flowering over a long period.

Cold-hardy and very decorative, award-winning Humulus lupulus 'Aurea' is a strong-growing perennial vine noted for its luminous foliage and interesting fruits. It features long twining stems clad with deeply lobed, serrated leaves, 6 in. long (15 cm), which emerge bright chartreuse in spring and brighten up dull areas in the garden. Clusters of subtle, fragrant greenish-yellow flowers add texture in late summer to early fall and mature to attractive drooping, papery fruits resembling pinecones. The blooms exude a pine-like fragrance and are attractive to butterflies. This plant dies back in winter but comes back year after year. A quick and easy way to hide an unforgiving fence or cover a pergola!

Valued as an exotic climber for the garden, Ipomoea purpurea (Common Morning Glory) is a particularly pretty annual vine noted for its luminous heart-shaped foliage and attractive rich purple-blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Opening in the morning to reveal their white throats, the flowers, 2-3 in. (5-7 cm), close in the afternoon, hence the common name. Morning Glory produces new flowers daily and blooms continuously from early summer to early fall. Prized for its quick-growing climbing habit, it is perfect to hide an unforgiving fence!

A highly popular variety of Morning Glory, award-winning Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue' is a lovely annual vine with large, heart-shaped leaves and vibrant, azure-blue trumpet-shaped flowers. Opening in the morning to reveal their white and yellow throats, the flowers, 3-5 in. (8-13 cm), close in the afternoon, hence the common name. Morning Glory produces new flowers daily and blooms continuously from early summer to early fall. Prized for its quick-growing climbing habit, it is perfect to hide an unforgiving fence, climb a wall, or scramble through arbors and trellises. Give it room to grow and watch it head for the sky!

Sweetly fragrant, Jasminum officinale (Common Jasmine) is a large semi-evergreen or deciduous climbing shrub that is adored by gardeners for its vigorous habit, graceful look and heavenly fragrance. In late spring or early summer, it produces a large flush of bountiful clusters of 3-5 fragrant flowers, 1 in. wide (2 cm), on strong twining stems clad with rich green leaves counting up to 7-9 leaflets. Blooming continues all summer until frost.

One of the most popular Passion Flowers, award-winning Passiflora caerulea 'Constance Elliot' is a vigorous semi-evergreen climber with fragrant and exotic, star-shaped, white flowers adorned with a ring of white pointed filaments. The fascinating blooms are followed by egg-size yellow to orange fruits from late summer through fall. The fruits are edible but not very tasty. This elegant white Passion Flower also features a handsome foliage of deeply lobed, shiny, dark green leaves. Tough and hardy, 'Constance Elliot' was bred in the 1800s and has kept all its charm!

One of the most glamorous climbers, award-winning Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passion Flower) is a vigorous large semi-evergreen climber with twining tendrils. The exotic beauty of its flowers is captivating: white, sometimes pink-flushed, with a ring of blue, white and purple filaments. The attractive, 3 in. blooms (8 cm) are followed by egg-size deep orange fruits from late summer through fall. The fruits are edible but not very tasty with a vague flavor reminiscent of blackberry. The foliage consists of shiny rich green leaves, palmately lobed with 5-7 fingers. 

Native to the Southeastern U.S., Passiflora incarnata (Wild Passion Flower) is a vigorous, tendril-climbing vine with fascinating fragrant flowers. Showy, 3 in. wide (7 cm), the petals and sepals subtend a fringe of wavy pinkish-purple filaments. The flowers attract a wide range of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This plant is also a larval host plant for several butterflies. The attractive blooms are followed by egg-size orange-yellow fruits called maypops. Edible, the fruits can be eaten fresh off the vine or made into jelly. They may be eaten by songbirds, small mammals, and some larger mammals. The foliage consists of three-lobed, dark green leaves and is deciduous. This vine climbs with axillary tendrils or sprawls along the ground. It is the hardiest of the passion flowers.

A vigorous rambler with good disease resistance, award-winning Rosa 'Albertine' produces abundant clusters of fragrant, cup-shaped, fully double flowers, 3.5 in. wide (9 cm), starting as reddish-salmon buds and opening to large copper-pink blossoms. They are perfectly displayed on purple-flushed arching stems against a glossy dark green foliage. Very free flowering, 'Albertine' has a strong and rich fragrance. Blooms in one single flush in spring or summer

A giant, award-winning Rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk' is a fabulous Rambler Rose that is perfect to cover large areas. Vigorous, this large climber features long and graceful, trailing, flexible branches bearing drooping light green leaves and large sprays of small, soft lilac pink, double flowers. With age, the double blossoms (17-25 petals) fade to near-white. Slightly scented, this Rose is ideal to cover large walls or to clamber up trees. Blooms overwhelmingly once in late spring or summer.

Award-winning Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) is a vigorous, medium-sized, evergreen shrub or vine adorned with glossy, oval, dark green leaves, up to 3 in. long (8 cm), on wiry, twining stems. Emerge bronze-purple, they often turn bronze-red in cold weather. In late spring and sporadically thereafter, it produces abundant clusters of sweetly fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers, 1 in. (2.5 cm), that become cream with age. Most commonly used as a climbing vine to cover privacy fences, arbors, or create a more natural look for concrete walls.

Cold-hardy and one of the finest dessert wine varieties, award-winning Vitis 'Boskoop Glory' is a vigorous deciduous climbing shrub or vine producing sweet and aromatic black grapes. They can be eaten fresh from the vine or used for making wine. Reliable and disease resistant, 'Boskoop Glory' features finely-shaped, dark green leaves which turn vibrant shades of coral, scarlet, and purple in fall. Fragrant, insignificant greenish-white flowers appear in early summer, followed by clusters of juicy, blue-black grapes in late summer or early fall.

Cold-hardy and highly decorative, award-winning Vitis 'Brant' is a large, vigorous deciduous climbing shrub or vine producing sweet and aromatic black grapes. They can be eaten fresh from the vine or used for making a decent wine. Providing a dense leafy cover, 'Brant' features deeply lobed, dark green leaves which turn vivid shades of scarlet, russet, gold, and pink in fall. Insignificant greenish-white flowers appear in early summer, followed by clusters of small, edible black grapes in late summer or early fall.

Noted for its pretty fall colors and the quality of its wine or fresh grapes, Vitis 'Regent' is a deciduous climbing shrub or vine producing sweet blue-black grapes early in the season. They can be eaten fresh from the vine or used for making wine. Climbing by tendrils, 'Regent' features finely-shaped, fresh green leaves which turn vibrant shades of scarlet and purple in fall. Insignificant greenish-white flowers appear in early summer, followed by clusters of juicy, deep blue-black grapes. Reliable, 'Regent' enjoys an excellent resistance against the most significant fungal diseases which affect grapes, such as downy mildew. Originally from Germany, 'Regent' is a lovely hybrid variety resulting from a cross between European Vitis vinifera and American vine species.

Vigorous and strong-growing, award-winning Vitis coignetiae (Crimson Glory Wine) is a large deciduous climbing vine noted for its incredibly decorative foliage. Its slightly lobed, heart-shaped leaves can grow as big as 8-12 in. (20-30 cm) and make a dense cover in the growing season. Dark green through the summer, with their veins attractively impressed into the upper surface, they are covered with thick brown felt underneath. In the fall, the foliage turns vibrant, fiery shades of orange, scarlet, and crimson-purple, and adds drama to the landscape. Tiny, insignificant greenish-white flowers appear in early summer, followed by small, black, inedible grapes in the fall. Native to Japan and Korea, Vitis coignetiae provides pleasure, year after year, if it is given ample room to mature.

Cold-hardy and robust, Vitis labrusca 'Concord' (Fox Grape) is regarded as the standard of excellence for blue-black American grapes. This vigorous seedless grape variety produces medium-sized clusters of glossy, juicy, blue-black grapes in late mid-season. Highly aromatic, they are excellent for juices, jams, jellies and wine. Its foliage of large, three-lobed, fresh green leaves turns burnished shades of orange and gold in fall. A deciduous climbing shrub or vine, 'Concord' is self-pollinating and one of the oldest cultivated American grape varieties (1843) still commonly grown.

Cold-hardy and highly decorative, award-winning Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' is a vigorous deciduous climbing vine noted for its remarkable foliage. Emerging green in the spring, the deeply-lobed leaves are delicately flushed with burgundy. They take on deeper shades of burgundy as the summer progresses and create a beautiful backdrop for the deep purple clusters of grapes hanging from its great limbs. In fall 'Purpurea' is ablaze with fiery crimson-tinted shades for an exquisite show. Fragrant, insignificant greenish-white flowers appear in early summer, followed by lovely clusters of tiny, edible grapes that are sweet inside but have bitter skins.

Sweetly fragrant, Wisteria sinensis (Chinese Wisteria) is a large deciduous climber with twining stems that is prized by gardeners for its vigorous habit, beauty, and sweet fragrance. Masses of drooping clusters, up to 1 ft. long (30 cm), of scented, pea-like, mauve flowers appear in late spring before the leaves. Since they bloom more or less simultaneously, they always produce a dramatic floral display. The flowers are followed by attractive, velvety, bean-like pods, 6 in. long (15 cm), which ripen in fall and may persist into winter. Equally attractive is the foliage of dark green, pinnate leaves which consist of 7 to 13 leaflets about 3 in (7 cm) in length.

Native to the Mediterranean region, Lathyrus odoratus (Sweet Pea) is a bushy or climbing annual noted for the delicious scent of its lovely flowers. Blooming in a wide array of enchanting colors, Sweet Peas deserve a spot in sunny borders, containers, on arches, and trellises where they will happily twine and release their fabulous scent. Attractive to butterflies, bees, and other pollinators and beneficial insects, Sweet Pea flowers are not deer's first choice.