Q: I'm hoping you can help us. We are looking for climbing vines with flowers, preferably blue or purple. Other colors are OK if we can mix. We would like something fast-growing (we already have ...

Learn when to prune your lavender plants. Clematis spp., Zones 3 to 9 You say “CLEM-uh-tiss,” I say “cluh-MAT-iss”: However you pronounce clematis, this is one dazzling vine with purple ...

One plant that fills all these needs is the hyacinth bean vine (Lablab purpureus). This tropical creeper has the most superb pink and purple flowers that will certainly attract hummingbirds to ...

What it is: A shade-preferring, flowering groundcover that has showy silver leaves with green edges and magenta-purple flowers in spring. Blooms sporadically through the summer and has foliage ...

Shiny leaves and purple flowers led to the plants’ popularity as an ornamental, and the plant spread from its native Madagascar to Hawaii, Australia, the Caribbean, East Africa and India.

The most common cultivars produce ornamental pea-shaped flowers on long, stiff stems and velvety, purple, beanlike pods. Save some seed and plant them in April. Hyacinth bean is considered an ...

Evergreen wisteria: With its dark green shiny foliage and dangling clusters of deep purple flowers, evergreen wisteria (Millettia reticulata) is an excellent large vine. It resembles Chinese ...

Growth habit: A sprawling evergreen vine growing to 1 foot tall and over 5 feet wide. Plants produce large, coarsely serrated green leaves with velvety purple hairs. Light: Keep in bright light ...