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Friday - December 04, 2009
From: Bridgeport, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Vines
Title: Vine to cover fence line in Bridgeport, Texas
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
We are looking for a year round vine that will cover our fence line. Flowering and non-flowering.ANSWER:
There is really only one evergreen vine (I'm assuming that what you mean by year-round vine) that is native to your area. There are two semi-evergreen (meaning that they retain their leaves in mild climates or mild winters in a more severe climate) vines. I also list some perennial deciduous vines for your consideration.
EVERGREEN
Gelsemium sempervirens (evening trumpetflower)
SEMI-EVERGREEN
Bignonia capreolata (crossvine)
Lonicera sempervirens (trumpet honeysuckle)
DECIDUOUS
Berchemia scandens (Alabama supplejack)
Cissus trifoliata (sorrelvine)
Clematis drummondii (Drummond's clematis)
Ibervillea lindheimeri (Lindheimer's globeberry)
Ipomoea cordatotriloba (tievine)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
Vitis mustangensis (mustang grape)
Vitis vulpina (frost grape) and here are photos
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