Vines are interesting additions to home gardens, where they add color and dimension to walls, fences, and other structures. Their rapid growth and spread make these plants quite vigorous, yet they literally cannot stand up on their own. However, vines have several characteristics that allow them to climb their way to success.
Some vines grow upward (climbing), some creep (ground covers) while others grow downward (trailing). Most are fast growers and with support from a trellis, arbor, or pergola, vines can be trained to cover nearly any surface. Their long stems latch onto walls, rocks, and vertical supports to grow toward sunlight. Vines are often used to camouflage or cover up a fence for privacy, decorate a free-standing arbor or trellis, or drape over a pergola.
Southwest Florida has many varieties of vines that are perfect for your landscape. We have given you some of the choices for vine varieties below. Click on the individual vine name below to find out more information on that particular vine. You will find information about water needs, height, sun requirements, and more.
One of the most beautiful of the flowering vines! The Mandevilla plant has become a common patio plant, with its beautiful blossoms we can see why. These beautiful flowers add a tropical flair to any landscape. Mandevilla is often seen on mailboxes because their size can be easily controlled.
Read MoreFlorida Flame Vine, aka Orange Trumpet Creeper, Golden Shower Vine, and Hanging Fire Vine is an easy to grow vine, and is an ideal choice for a quick cover, and provides a truly spectacular, traffic-stopping show of color. Flame vine displays a spectacular show of bold color during winter and spring.
Read MoreStar Jasmine is a beautiful fast-growing evergreen vine prized for its aromatic white flowers shaped like pinwheels. The slender stems of the vine are covered with thick shiny evergreen oval-shaped leaves and can easily attach to climb over any structure or support such as a fence, a wall, or a tree.
Read MoreThe Chinese hat plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea) reflects its many names well. The round, red calyx looks like a tiny coolie hat. The plant grows as a vine, stretching upward toward the light, leaving its long legs bare like a skinny woman with a big hat.
Read MoreThe Carolina Jasmine is a beautiful native Florida vine that can often be seen growing up trees in native areas. Butter-yellow blossoms with a light fragrance begin to appear in January and last through spring. The bright yellow flowers are often considered a precursor to spring as they appear as soon as it warms up some
Read MoreThe cascading blooms of the Bougainvillea Vine are so spectacular that it is one of the most popular tropical plants in the Florida landscape. Flowers come in a variety of red and pink shades with green foliage and are known to attract butterflies.
Read MoreAllamanda vine is a very popular vine choice for South Florida with its glorious color and easy care. With big, beautiful flowers as much as 4 inches across, it blooms on and off all year. Allamanda vine will not take over a yard like most other vines.
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