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Ornamentals and Flowers May 2007 OF-35
Tropical Vines for Hawai‘i Landscapes Melvin Wong Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
ines are highly versatile. They can shelter against ing” is one of the reasons for close spacing, but exces- Vthe sun on arbors, screen out unwanted views or sive plants must be culled out at a later date, and often add privacy on fences, cover the ground as ground cov- this is not done. ers, or add color to landscapes as shrubs. Many vines are invasive, including Coccinea grandis Some of the best flowering plants with outstanding (ivy gourd vine, Fig. 17), Cryptostegia madagascariensis color are vines. Examples are Pentalinon lutea (yellow (Madagascar rubber vine, Fig. 7), Ipomoea alba (moon- mandevilla, Fig. 1), Ipomoea horsfalliae (Kuhio vine, flower vine, Fig. 18), Paederia foetida (maile pilau, Fig. Fig. 2), Pyrostegia venusta (huapala, Fig. 3), Mucuna 19), and Passiflora mollissima (banana poka, Fig. 20). novoguineensis (red jade vine), Strongylodon Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Madagascar rubber macrobotrys (jade vine), Bauhinia corymbosa (phanera, vine, Fig. 7) is very attractive and xeriscapic and in the Fig. 4), Mandevilla x amabilis ‘Alice Dupont’ past was often used, but it is little known today. It could (mandevilla, Fig. 5), and Bauhinia cumingiana (Fig. 6). have been very useful as a highway plant, as it requires Other vines are exceptional xeriscape plants, such as no irrigation, but because it is listed as one of the worst Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Madagascar rubber invasive plants by all the counties of Hawai‘i, it cannot vine, Fig. 7), Petrea volubilis (sandpaper vine, Fig. 8), be used for this purpose. and Marsdenia floribunda (stephanotis, Fig. 9). The list of vines is long, and many could be invasive. Excellent wall creepers are Macfadyena unguis-cati I will not try to categorize which ones are invasive, be- (cat’s claw creeper, Fig. 10), and Ficus pumila (creep- cause many of them have not been evaluated for inva- ing fig, Fig. 11). siveness. My favorite vines are Pentalinon lutea (yel- Vines that can add a tropical feel to a landscape are low mandevilla, Fig. 1), Ipomoea horsfalliae (Kuhio Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Aureum’ (golden pothos, Fig. vine, Fig. 2), Pyrostegia venusta (huapala, Fig. 3), 12), Monstera deliciosa (monstera) , Passiflora vitifolia Saritaea magnifica (purple bignonia, Fig. 21), Bauhinia (red passion flower), and Thunbergia mysorensis corymbosa (phanera, Fig. 4), Bauhinia cumingiana, (Fig. (Mysore trumpet vine, Fig. 13). 6), Bougainvillea ‘Raspberry Ice’ (Fig. 22), Petrea Some good shade vines are Artabotrys hexapetalus volubilis (sandpaper vine, Fig. 8), Solanum seaforth- (climbing ylang ylang, Fig. 14), Begonia convolvulaceae ianum (star potato, Fig. 23), Artabotrys hexapetallus (Fig. 15), Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Aureum’, (golden (climbing ylang ylang, Fig. 14), Marsdenia floribunda pothos, Fig. 12), Hedera helix (English ivy, Fig. 16), (stephanotis, Fig. 9), Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Aureum’ and Syngonium podophyllum (nephthytis). (golden pothos, Fig. 12), Thunbergia mysorensis Many vines grow vigorously and can outgrow their (Mysore trumpet vine, Fig. 13), Thunbergia grandiflora root system unless the excessive top growth is pruned ‘Alba’ (white trumpet vine, Fig. 24), Pseudogynoxys to stay in balance with their root system. Proper spacing chenopodioides (Mexican flame vine, Fig. 25), Passi- can also help. Most original landscape plans space the flora vitifolia (red passion flower),Strongylodon plants too close together. I realize that “instant landscap- macrobotrys (jade vine), Macfadyenia unguis-cati (cat’s-
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Syngonium podophyllum (nephthytis) Resources Tecomanthe dendrophila (tecomanthe) Grace Julie, General Editor. 1983. Climbers and trail- Telosma cordata (pakalana) ers, Know Your Garden series. Timber Press, Port- Tetrastigma voinieranum (chestnut vine) land, Oregon. Thunbergia fragrans (white thunbergia vine) Menninger, Edwin. 1970. Flowering vines of the world, Thunbergia grandiflora (blue trumpet) An encyclopedia of climbing plants. Hearthside Press Thunbergia grandiflora ‘Alba’ (white trumpet) Incorporated, New York. Thunbergia laurifolia (laurel-leaved thunbergia) Neal, Maria C. 1965. In gardens of Hawaii. Bishop Thunbergia mysorensis (Mysore trumpet) Museum Press, Special Publication 50. Tristellateia australasiae (galphimia) Rauch, Fred, and Paul Weissich. 2000. Plants for tropi- Vanilla planifolia (vanilla) cal landscapes. University of Hawai‘i Press.
Some of the worst invasive vines Coccinia grandis (ivy gourd) Cryptostegia madagascariensis (Madagascar rubber) Ipomoea alba (moonflower) Paederia foetida (maile pilau) Passiflora mollissima (banana poka)
1. Pentalinon lutea (yellow mandevilla)
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2. Ipomoea horsfalliae (Kuhio) 2. Ipomoea horsfalliae
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3. Pyrostegia venusta (huapala) 4. Bauhinia corymbosa (phanera)
4. Bauhinia corymbosa
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5. Mandevilla x amabilis ‘Alice Dupont’
6. Bauhinia cumingiana
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7. Cryptostegia madagascariensis 9. Marsdenia floribunda (stephanotis) (Madagascar rubber)
8. Petrea volubilis (sandpaper)
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11. Ficus pumila (creeping fig)
10. Macfadyena unguis-cati (cat’s claw creeper)
12. Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Aureum’ (golden pothos)
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14. Artabotrys hexapetalus (climbing ylang ylang)
13. Thunbergia mysorensis (Mysore trumpet)
14. Artabotrys hexapetalus 14. Artabotrys hexapetalus
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15. Begonia convolvulaceae
16. Hedera helix (English ivy)
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17. Coccinea grandis
17. Coccinea grandis (ivy gourd)
17. Coccinea grandis
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19. Paederia foetida (maile pilau)
18. Ipomoea alba (moonflower)
19. Paederia foetida
18. Ipomoea alba
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20. Passiflora mollissima (banana poka) 21. Saritaea magnifica (purple bignonia)
20. Passiflora mollissima (banana poka)
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22. Bougainvillea ‘Raspberry ice’ (raspberry ice)
23. Solanum seaforthianum (star potato)
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24. Thunbergia grandiflora ‘Alba’ (white trumpet vine)
24. Thunbergia grandiflora ‘Alba’
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25. Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides (Mexican flame vine)
26. Clerodendron splendens (red clerodendron vine)
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27. Pandorea jasminoides (pandorea)
28. Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper)
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29. Thunbergia grandiflora (blue trumpet vine)
30. Podranea ricasoliana (pink trumpet vine)
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31. Argyreia nervosa (baby wood rose) 31. Argyreia nervosa
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32. Mansoa hymenaea (garlic vine) 34. Tristellateia australasiae (galphimia vine)
33. Antigonon leptopus (Mexican creeper)
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35. Stigmaphyllon floribundum (orchid vine) 35. Stigmaphyllon floribundum
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