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Friday - August 15, 2008
From: San Luis Obispo, CA
Region: California
Topic: Vines
Title: Vine for trellis in California
Answered by: Nan Hampton
QUESTION:
What type of climbing flower/plant would grow best on a trellis in an alcove that receives morning sun from a south eastern direction? I live in San Luis Obispo, CA. I have had good luck with jasmine and poor luck with a potato vine.ANSWER:
Here are 5 vines that are native to California and are commercially available that should work on your trellis:Lonicera ciliosa (orange honeysuckle) and more photos and information
Lonicera hispidula (pink honeysuckle) and more photos and information
Calystegia macrostegia (island false bindweed) and more photos and information
Clematis lasiantha (pipestem clematis) and more information
Clematis ligusticifolia (western white clematis) and more photos and information
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