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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Actinidia kolomikta -
KOLOMIKTA ACTINIDIA
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$2.00
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Not much of a common name for this rather remarkable Asiatic vine with small white citrus-scented flowers and greenish globular edible fruits. Plants of both sexes must be present for fruit production, but it is the male that is chiefly grown for its large heart-shaped leaves which become variegated with cream and rose–the effect seldom occurring until the plant is a few years old. Growing to 15 feet it is hardy to zone 4.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Ampelopsis b. ‘Elegans’ -
VARIEGATED PORCELAIN VINE
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$2.00
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Less robust than the preceding type, which can be an advantage where space is at a premium–the somewhat smaller leaves are deeply lobed and blotched and striped with white and a midtone. New growth is strongly pink tinted and late summer yields the bright blue berries–probably a zone less hardy than the preceding. Zone 5. Few seeds.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata -
PORCELAIN AMPELOPSIS
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$2.00
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Also known as the Turquoise-berry, this climber is not so important for its foliage as it is for being covered late summer and fall with clusters of small berries changing color from pale lilac to yellow and finally to bright blue and turquoise with all colors appearing simultaneously. My plants never fail to amaze people who come upon them unexpectedly–birds find them to their liking also. A very vigorous and tolerant plant.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Antigonon leptopus -
CORALVINE
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$2.50
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With many common names (Confederate Vine, Rosa de Montana, Chain of Love), this climber is very popular in the far south and in Mexico where the tuberous roots are eaten for their nut-like flavor. Unlikely to bloom the first year from seed in the north, this makes an excellent greenhouse vine for it blooms best when its roots are confined in a pot. Produces myriads of rose-pink flowers in long trailing sprays all over the surface of the plant. The seeds show its close relationship to buckwheat. Zone 9. Few seeds.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Aristolochia contorta -
MA DOU LING
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$2.50
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An interesting easily grown pipevine from the Far East that is very hardy and being investigated for a number of medicinal properties. The ripe fruits (I never seem to get fruits on the native and Manchurian species) as they begin to open look like an upside down parachute. I have not yet seen larva of the Pipevine swallowtail on it. Woody vine to zone 2-3.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Asparagus verticillatus -
CLIMBING ASPARAGUS
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$2.00
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This is a very graceful and lacy twining vine which can grow up to 15 feet in a season producing an abundance of rich glossy green foliage and in the female plants, many bright red shiny quarter inch fruits in summer and fall. Should be better known than it is in this country–it is native from Iran to Siberia and is hardy at least to zone 4.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Campsis radicans -
CRIMSON TRUMPET-VINE
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$2.50
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This has long been a favorite plant of mine for its attractive odd-pinnate foliage, ability to climb by aerial rootlets, large tropical looking colorful flowers of trumpet shape, and its attraction to hummingbirds. They are excellent to grow over dead tree stumps rather than having them ground out at some expense, and will brighten up a sunny wall for weeks on end with their long-lasting floral display. They have often garnered interest here at the farm when I have trained them to standards or small trees by planting them next to a six foot post or most recently an inverted dead black locust tree of about 8 inch caliper (black locust and osage orange are said to be among the few posts that will outlast the hole). In just two or three years you will have a small exotic flowering tree that looks like it has been around for a much longer time. The trick is to trim the branches back to within a foot of the head in late winter so it will form a dense even top instead of long wayward branches. This doesn’t hurt the floral display as it blooms on the new wood. They are ideally sited on the lawn where the occasional sucker will be kept at bay by the mower. We grow them in four colors which should come relatively true from seed. If anyone has any knowledge of the illusive C. radicans ‘Atropurpurea’ please let me know. A good deep red color. Zone 4.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Campsis radicans -
YELLOW TRUMPET-VINE
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$2.50
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This has long been a favorite plant of mine for its attractive odd-pinnate foliage, ability to climb by aerial rootlets, large tropical looking colorful flowers of trumpet shape, and its attraction to hummingbirds. They are excellent to grow over dead tree stumps rather than having them ground out at some expense, and will brighten up a sunny wall for weeks on end with their long-lasting floral display. They have often garnered interest here at the farm when I have trained them to standards or small trees by planting them next to a six foot post or most recently an inverted dead black locust tree of about 8 inch caliper (black locust and osage orange are said to be among the few posts that will outlast the hole). In just two or three years you will have a small exotic flowering tree that looks like it has been around for a much longer time. The trick is to trim the branches back to within a foot of the head in late winter so it will form a dense even top instead of long wayward branches. This doesn’t hurt the floral display as it blooms on the new wood. They are ideally sited on the lawn where the occasional sucker will be kept at bay by the mower. We grow them in four colors which should come relatively true from seed. If anyone has any knowledge of the illusive C. radicans ‘Atropurpurea’ please let me know. Rich clear yellow flowers of good size.Zone 4.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Campsis radicans -
APRICOT TRUMPET-VINE
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$2.50
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This has long been a favorite plant of mine for its attractive odd-pinnate foliage, ability to climb by aerial rootlets, large tropical looking colorful flowers of trumpet shape, and its attraction to hummingbirds. They are excellent to grow over dead tree stumps rather than having them ground out at some expense, and will brighten up a sunny wall for weeks on end with their long-lasting floral display. They have often garnered interest here at the farm when I have trained them to standards or small trees by planting them next to a six foot post or most recently an inverted dead black locust tree of about 8 inch caliper (black locust and osage orange are said to be among the few posts that will outlast the hole). In just two or three years you will have a small exotic flowering tree that looks like it has been around for a much longer time. The trick is to trim the branches back to within a foot of the head in late winter so it will form a dense even top instead of long wayward branches. This doesn’t hurt the floral display as it blooms on the new wood. They are ideally sited on the lawn where the occasional sucker will be kept at bay by the mower. We grow them in four colors which should come relatively true from seed. If anyone has any knowledge of the illusive C. radicans ‘Atropurpurea’ please let me know. Nice apricot color with slightly smaller foliage, flower. Zone 4.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Campsis radicans -
ORANGE TRUMPET-VINE
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$2.50
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This has long been a favorite plant of mine for its attractive odd-pinnate foliage, ability to climb by aerial rootlets, large tropical looking colorful flowers of trumpet shape, and its attraction to hummingbirds. They are excellent to grow over dead tree stumps rather than having them ground out at some expense, and will brighten up a sunny wall for weeks on end with their long-lasting floral display. They have often garnered interest here at the farm when I have trained them to standards or small trees by planting them next to a six foot post or most recently an inverted dead black locust tree of about 8 inch caliper (black locust and osage orange are said to be among the few posts that will outlast the hole). In just two or three years you will have a small exotic flowering tree that looks like it has been around for a much longer time. The trick is to trim the branches back to within a foot of the head in late winter so it will form a dense even top instead of long wayward branches. This doesn’t hurt the floral display as it blooms on the new wood. They are ideally sited on the lawn where the occasional sucker will be kept at bay by the mower. We grow them in four colors which should come relatively true from seed. If anyone has any knowledge of the illusive C. radicans ‘Atropurpurea’ please let me know. Zone 4.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Celastrus scandens -
AMERICAN BITTERSWEET
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$2.00
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Also known as False Bittersweet–the true one being Solanum dulcamara. This is the vine which produces sprays of orange-yellow capsules that split open to expose the scarlet fruits beloved of florists for their use in dried arrangements. It is a tough and vigorous twiner to 10 or 20 feet, and isn’t so ready to volunteer about the garden as some of the oriental species are want to do. Though I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere, I find them to be noticeably fragrant when they are blooming.
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Herbaceous & Woody Climbers
Clematis campaniflora -
HAREBELL VIRGIN’S BOWER
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$2.00
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Although native to Spain and Portugal, this attractive clematis seems quite hardy here. Its name comes from the light blue fragrant flowers which look like miniature harebells, and as it flowers on the new wood, it is best pruned hard back in late winter.
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