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Flowering vines are wonderful plants. They allow you to cover a space that you had abandoned by giving it new life, a new, more cheerful color. They are our best choice when we want to enjoy a very special garden, where plants attract their pollinators by offering them nectar or honey.
But we can also have an incredible home with them, as there are many species that adapt well to living indoors. Then we will show you 7 flowering vinesboth to have a dream garden, and for a house or apartment that will seem taken from a story.
bignonia red
The red bignonia, or Campsis radicansis a fast-growing deciduous climbing shrub that produces bell-shaped red flowers in spring. It’s a great option for covering walls, although if you prune it with some frequency – every year – you can also use it for trellises. It resists frost without any problem, but not drought. It will therefore be necessary that you water it especially during the summer.
bougainvillea
The bougainvillea, whose botanical genus is Bouganvillea, is a semi-deciduous or deciduous plant depending on the very particular climate. Its flowers are actually very small, white-yellow in color, but its bracts are very decorative, and can be pink, red, orange or white. It grows in partial shade or full sun, and withstands temperatures up to -4ºC.
climbing hydrangea
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The climbing hydrangea, whose scientific name is hydrangea petiolaris, It is one of the cold-resistant flowering climbing plants that we recommend the most. It is deciduous, green in spring and summer, and pungent in autumn before falling to the ground. In the spring, it blooms, producing white flowers. Also, you should know that by developing suction cups, you don’t need support to climb. Resistant down to -10ºC.
Jasmine
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Jasmine, or Jasminum, is one of the most popular flowering vines. Its white flowers give off an aroma that once you smell it, you won’t forget it.. It’s always green and you should know that he likes warm weather, with very mild and occasional frosts, where it can be located in an area protected from direct sunlight. But he adapts very well to indoor life, where he prefers to be in a very bright room.
Mandevilla
This beautiful plant is one of the few vines that can be kept potted all its life. the mandevilla It is a fast-growing perennial vine with trumpet-shaped flowers that can be pink, white or red.. It is very sensitive to cold, so if you live in an area where the temperature drops below -1°C, you should protect it indoors… or always have it there, as an indoor climbing plant. .
winter bignony
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Winter Bignonia, whose scientific name is pyrostegia venusta, It is an evergreen vine that does not bloom in the spring like most plants, but does so in the cooler months.. It grows equally well in full sun and partial shade. The only negative is that it is very sensitive to frost, but this has a simple solution: it is grown indoors and is used to show off a house.
climbing rose
The climbing rose is a vine which, depending on the cultivar, It can bloom in spring, or also in summer. These types of plants are splendid for covering trellises or even arches, as they are not very vigorous. In addition, they tolerate pruning very well, in fact, they must be pruned so that they flower every year. They are also frost resistant.
solandra maxima
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There solandra maxima it is a perennial vine that grows very quickly in warm climates. The flowers are very large, up to 20cm, of a beautiful yellow color. And, in addition, it is very adaptable, being able to grow in all types of soil. Frost resistant up to -3ºC.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
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False Jasmine, whose scientific name is Trachelospermum jasminoidesis a perennial climbing plant that is very reminiscent of true jasmine, but unlike it, it resists cold and frost well, withstanding minimum temperatures of -10ºC. Its flowers are small, but they grow in such large numbers and are so aromatic that they make this plant increasingly popular. in the gardens.
wisteria
And we end with the no less interesting Wisteria. This deciduous vine has a life expectancy of 100 years, and produces so many lilac or white flowers that it is truly wonderful, since they are also aromatic. It is very hardy, resistant to frosts up to -10ºCbut for it to grow well it is essential that the climate is temperate-cold, since temperatures above 30 ºC are not very suitable for it.
Do you know of other flowering vines? What do you think of the ones we have presented to you in this article?