| Light Preference | Flowering | Flower Color |
Moisture
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Spacing |
SCIENTIFIC
NAME
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COMMON
NAME
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4.5"
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shipping size | Other sizes & |
Rating
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Comments |
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2 3/8"
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Seed Packets |
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| Sun - lt. shade | May - June | yellow | ave - moist | 4 - 8 | Aristolochia tomentosa | Dutchman's Pipe Vine |
$4.75
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$2.50 |
** |
Fuzzy heart-shaped leaves are food for Pipevine Swallowtail larvae. Flowers resemble a tobacco pipe. |
| Sun - Shade | May - June | greenish-yellow | dry - moist | 4 - 6 | Berchemia scandens | Supple-jack | $4.75 | **** |
Green stems, small leaves, and small grape like clusters of seeds make it quite ornamental. Fall color. |
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Sun - med. shade |
April - June |
red orng yel |
ave. - moi. |
3 - 6 |
Bignonia capreolata |
Cross Vine |
$4.75 |
**** |
The glossy linear leaves remain green thruogh most of winter. A hummingbird nectar source. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | June - Aug. | red | dry - moist | 6 - 12 | Campsis radicans | Trumpet Creeper | $4.75 | ** |
Good hummingbird plant. Needs to climb or it will sprawl & become unwelcome. Not for flower beds. |
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| Sun - med shade | May - June | yellow | average | 3 - 6 | Celastrus scandens | American Bittersweet | $2.25, 5 for $10.00 | **** |
Fruits are very attractive & and eaten by birds in Winter. Good for an arbor or trellis. Male/female are separate. |
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Lt. - med. shade |
May - Sept. |
purplish |
average | 2 - 3 |
Clematis versicolor |
Leather Flower |
$4.75 |
**** |
A small, well behaved vine that will work well on small trellises or in a large pot on a deck. |
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Sun - med. shade |
July - Aug. |
dry - moist |
4 - 8 |
Cocculus carolinus |
Carolina Moonseed |
$4.75 |
*** |
Grape-like clusters of bright red, translucent berries. Shiny 3 - 5" leaves are heart shaped to three lobed. |
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Part Sun - Part Shade |
April - May |
yellow |
average |
3 - 5 |
Lonicera flava |
Yellow Honeysuckle |
$4.75 |
*** |
You will need two plants to produce seeds. Great nectar source for ruby-throated hummingbirds. |
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| Sun - med shade | June & July | greenish | dry - moist | 3 - 8 | Parthenocissus quinquefoli | Virginia Creeper | $4.75 |
*** |
Leaves turn brilliant red early. Good climber for walls, fences, trellises & other objects. Good wildlife plant. |
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| Sun - lt. shade | June - Aug. | purple | ave - moist | 3 - 5 | Passiflora incarnata | Passion Flower | $4.75 | ** |
Delicate, 3" diam. flowers have a rich fragrance. Vines reach 10-12' & die back each year. Host to Gulf Fritillary. |
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Sun - med. shade |
June - Aug. |
yellowish |
average |
2 - 4 |
Passiflora lutea |
Yellow Passion Flower |
$4.75 |
*** |
Small, 8 - 12' vine with attractive foliage, unique small flowers, & dark purple marble sized fruits. Host to gulf fritillary butterfly larvae. |
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Last updated on 08/06/2010