ANNUAL CLIMBERS
COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME TYPE LENGTH FEATURES TYPE OF SUPPORT SUN/ SHADE Black-Eyed Susan Thunbergia alata Twining 8’ Bright yellow, orange or creamy Small trellis—also Sun to Vine white flowers with dark brown suitable for hanging light shade centers over green, arrow-shaped baskets foliage Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Shrubby 25-40’ (but Showy, wavy bracts in shades of Small trellis—also Full sun climber much shorter golden yellow, purple or red on suitable for hanging here) vigorous climbing plants. baskets. Candy Corn or Manettia inflata Twining 6-8’ Red-orange glossy tubular flowers Small trellis, hanging Full sun to Firecracker Vine with yellow tips resemble candy baskets, containers part shade corn Cape Ivy Senecio Twining 10’ (but Triangular leaves have irregular, Small trellis, baskets or Sun- macroglossus shorter here) cream to light yellow margins. White containers protect m ‘Variegatus’ to pale yellow daisy-like flowers. midday Jasmine Jasminum sambac Twining 10’ Very fragrant white flowers fade to Small trellis or trailing Sun to pink over lustrous deep green from a pot or crawling light shade leaves. along the ground. Mandevilla, Chilean Mandevilla splendens Twining 10-15’ Showy bright pink, yellow or white Trellis Sun Jasmine trumpet-shaped flowers and glossy dark green foliage Morning Glory Ipomoea purpurea Twining 10-12’ Blue, purple, red, pink or white Trellis or pergola Full sun flowers open each morning over heart-shaped leaves. Plumbago Plumbago auriculata Shrubby 10-20’ (but Blue or white flowers bloom on Small trellis or let sprawl Full sun climber much shorter sprawling 2-3’ long stems as groundcover here) Potato Vine Solanum jasminoides Scramb- 20’ (but much Fragrant blue or white flowers bloom Trellis—or mix into Full sun ling shorter here) over glossy, dark green leaves containers climber Sweet Potato Vine Ipomoea batatus Tuber- 20’ (but Attractive plants grown for their Suitable for trailing from Full sun ous shorter here) colorful foliage—chartreuse, containers or as a climber burgundy, or variegated. groundcover.
rev. 11/04