Can you recommend a vine for shade?

Arlene · Post by **Arlene** » Aug 12, 2004 12:28 am

Hello, everyone,

I'm back after a LONG absence . . . nice to be thinking of gardening again!!

I'll post this on the shade board as well, but here's my situation: I need a vine that will grow up a trellis in shade. it will get sun now and then during the day . . . but mostly shade.

I need this to hide a poor view out a window so I'd like it to be pretty dense eventually -- but I can be patient. I don't need it to cover the trellis in one season -- though i wouldn't object if it did!! It would be a wonderful bonus if it bloomed!

I'm in zone 5 -- northern Indiana.

Thanks!!

Arlene

mooie · Post by **mooie** » Aug 12, 2004 7:13 am

Sweet autumn clematis! I didn't start this vine here, it was here when I moved in last fall. It grows in almost all shade and had the most wonderful fragrance last year!

Very ummm vigorous plant, I might add!

mooie

viktoria · Post by **viktoria** » Aug 12, 2004 8:02 am

My #1 favorite vine for shade (or anywhere) is Hydrangea anomala petiolaris, Climbing Hydrangea. It needs sturdy support, though.

thy · Post by **thy** » Aug 19, 2004 5:29 pm

Honeysuckle can take a lot of shade and so can Rose New Dawn... it can bloom on the north side of a Danish house
pia

Justaysam · Post by **Justaysam** » Aug 30, 2004 4:48 pm

Var. porcelean vine

garden angel* · Post by garden angel* » May 07, 2005 8:53 am

thank you for the suggestions, I was just about to post this same question!