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| Sweet
pea |
| Scientific
Name |
Lathyrus odoratus |
|
| Height |
6 feet |
| Fragrance |
Yes |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Purple/Pink/White |
| Additional
Notes |
Keep cutting to
promote flowering. Sow in mid-March to mid-April. Keep moist
during growing. |
| Morning
glory |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea tricolor |
|
| Height |
10 to 20 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Blue |
| Additional
Notes |
'Heavenly Blue' is most common
cultivar. |
| Morning
glory |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea purpurea |
|
| Height |
10 to 15 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Purple, red, white, violet,
blue |
| Additional
Notes |
Soak seeds overnight
before planting. Sow when ground is warm in mid-April. |
| Moonflower |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea alba |
|
| Height |
10 to 30 feet |
| Fragrance |
Yes |
| Flower
Color(s) |
White |
| Additional
Notes |
Sow in May after
soaking seeds overnight, or notching seeds. Flowers bloom in
the evening, hence the name. |
| Cypress
Vine |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea quamoclit |
|
| Height |
10 to 20 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Red, orange or white tubular
flowers |
| Additional
Notes |
Treat like morning
glories. |
| Cardinal
climber |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea x multifida |
|
| Height |
10 to 20 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Red |
| Additional
Notes |
Will attract hummingbirds
and butterflies. Treat like morning glories. |
| Sweet
potato vine |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea batatas |
|
| Height |
6 to 10 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Not grown for flowers |
| Additional
Notes |
'Blackie' is a dark
leafed cultivar; 'Tricolor' has shades of pink, cream, green;
'Chartreuse' is lime-green. Used for baskets and containers
and also as a ground cover. |
| Spanish
flag |
| Scientific
Name |
Ipomoea x lobata |
|
| Height |
15 to 20 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Yellowish orange with hints
of red |
| Additional
Notes |
Flowers shaped like
freesia. Purplish stems. Plant in May after frost. Soak seeds
before planting. |
| Canary
bird vine |
| Scientific
Name |
Tropaeolum peregrinum |
|
| Height |
5 to 10 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Yellow |
| Additional
Notes |
Prefers cool temperatures.
Tolerates some shade. Plant after frost. |
| Love-in-a-puff |
| Scientific
Name |
Cardiospermum halicacabum |
|
| Height |
10 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Not important. One-inch seedpod
is tri-lobed and balloon-like. |
| Additional
Notes |
Sow in peat pots
in March. Transplant in May. Can reseed. |
| Scarlet
runner bean |
| Scientific
Name |
Phaseolus coccineus |
|
| Height |
8 to 10 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Red with touches of orange.
Also white, pink, bicolor. |
| Additional
Notes |
Attracts hummingbirds.
Beans are edible when picked young. Seeds start out bright red
then turn blue-black. |
| Hyacinth
bean |
| Scientific
Name |
Lablab purpureus |
|
| Height |
15 to 20 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Purplish-pink. Seed pods are
purple. |
| Additional
Notes |
Sow seeds indoors
and plant in early May for quick start. One of the easiest to
grow. |
| Black-eyed
susan vine |
| Scientific
Name |
Thunbergia alata |
|
| Height |
5 to 10 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Yellow, orange, white with dark
purple center |
| Additional
Notes |
Sow seeds early
to transplant in May. |
| Cup
and saucer vine |
| Scientific
Name |
Cobaea scandens |
|
| Height |
20 to 30 feet |
| Fragrance |
Yes |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Violet-purple, white. Attractive
green calyx looks like a saucer. |
| Additional
Notes |
Flowers not fragrant
until fully open. Sow in February for transplanting in May. |
| Japanese
hop |
| Scientific
Name |
Humulus japonicus |
|
| Height |
20 to 35 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Not important. Green papery
seed pod from female flowers |
| Additional
Notes |
Self seeds. Plant
seeds in mid-April. Drought and heat resistant. |
| Nasturtium |
| Scientific
Name |
Tropaeolum majus |
|
| Height |
up to 10 feet |
| Fragrance |
No |
| Flower
Color(s) |
Orange, red, yellow, white,
bicolors |
| Additional
Notes |
Flowers are edible.
Prefers loose soil. Don't fertilize. Doesn't like to be transplanted.
Used in baskets and as a ground cover. |
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