| Vine | Height | Fragrance | Flower Color(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet
pea Lathyrus odoratus  |
6 feet | Yes | Purple/Pink/White | Keep cutting to promote flowering. Sow in mid-March to mid-April. Keep moist during growing. |
| Morning
glory Ipomoea tricolor  |
10 to 20 feet | No | Blue | 'Heavenly Blue' is most common cultivar. |
| Morning
glory Ipomoea purpurea  |
10 to 15 feet | No | Purple, red, white, violet, blue | Soak seeds overnight before planting. Sow when ground is warm in mid-April. |
| Moonflower Ipomoea alba 
|
10 to 30 feet | Yes | White | Sow in May after soaking seeds overnight, or notching seeds. Flowers bloom in the evening, hence the name. |
| Cypress
Vine Ipomoea quamoclit |
10 to 20 feet | No | Red, orange or white tubular flowers | Treat like morning glories. |
| Cardinal
climber Ipomoea x multifida |
10 to 20 feet | No | Red | Will attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Treat like morning glories. |
| Sweet
potato vine Ipomoea batatas 
|
6 to 10 feet | No | Not grown for flowers | 'Blackie' is a dark leafed cultivar; 'Tricolor' has shades of pink, cream, green; 'Chartreuse' is lime-green. Used for baskets and containers and also as a ground cover. |
| Spanish
flag Ipomoea x lobata 
|
15 to 20 feet | No | Yellowish orange with hints of red | Flowers shaped like freesia. Purplish stems. Plant in May after frost. Soak seeds before planting. |
| Canary
bird vine Tropaeolum peregrinum |
5 to 10 feet | No | Yellow | Prefers cool temperatures. Tolerates some shade. Plant after frost. |
| Love-in-a-puff Cardiospermum halicacabum 
|
10 feet | No | Not important. One-inch seedpod is tri-lobed and balloon-like. | Sow in peat pots in March. Transplant in May. Can reseed. |
| Scarlet
runner bean Phaseolus coccineus  |
8 to 10 feet | No | Red with touches of orange. Also white, pink, bicolor. | Attracts hummingbirds. Beans are edible when picked young. Seeds start out bright red then turn blue-black. |
| Hyacinth
bean Lablab purpureus  |
15 to 20 feet | No | Purplish-pink. Seed pods are purple. | Sow seeds indoors and plant in early May for quick start. One of the easiest to grow. |
| Black-eyed
susan vine Thunbergia alata  |
5 to 10 feet | No | Yellow, orange, white with dark purple center | Sow seeds early to transplant in May. |
| Cup
and saucer vine Cobaea scandens |
20 to 30 feet | Yes | Violet-purple, white. Attractive green calyx looks like a saucer. | Flowers not fragrant until fully open. Sow in February for transplanting in May. |
| Japanese
hop Humulus japonicus  |
20 to 35 feet | No | Not important. Green papery seed pod from female flowers | Self seeds. Plant seeds in mid-April. Drought and heat resistant. |
| Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus  |
up to 10 feet | No | Orange, red, yellow, white, bicolors | Flowers are edible. Prefers loose soil. Don't fertilize. Doesn't like to be transplanted. Used in baskets and as a ground cover. |
