California native plants that can be used as a vine.
Acer circinatum, Vine Maple and Mountain Maple.Aristolochia californica, California Pipevine or California Dutchman's Pipe
Calystegia macrostegia, California Morning Glory
Calystegia purpurata, Purplish Morning Glory and Pacific False Bindweed
Clematis lasiantha, Pipestem Clematis and Chaparral Clematis
Clematis ligusticifolia, Western white clematis
Cornus californica, California Dogwood
Cornus stolonifera, Red Stem Dogwood.
Keckiella cordifolia, Heart Leaved Penstemon and Climbing Penstemon
Acer circinatum, Vine Maple and
Mountain Maple. will need to be tied to trellis. Prefers cool sun or shade. Needs regular water in most of California.
Aristolochia californica,
California Pipevine or California Dutchman's Pipe is slow to start, big and fast after first years. Shade at its feet, sun on its top. Needs regular water for the first few years.
Keckiella ternata septentrionalis,
Whorl Leaf Penstemon
Lathyrus jepsonii californicus
Lathyrus laetiflorus alefeldii, San Diego Sweetpea
Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle
Lonicera interrupta, Chaparral Honeysuckle
Maurandya antirrhiniflora, Snapdragon Vine
Ribes aureum gracillimum, Golden Currant
Ribes sanguineum glutinosum, Pink-Flowered Currant
Rosa gymnocarpa, Wood Rose and Dwarf rose
Vitis californica, California Grape
Vitis girdiana, Southern California Grape or Desert Grape
Lathyrus jepsonii californicus
Lathyrus laetiflorus alefeldii, San Diego Sweetpea
Lonicera hispidula, California Honeysuckle
Lonicera interrupta, Chaparral Honeysuckle
Maurandya antirrhiniflora, Snapdragon Vine
Ribes aureum gracillimum, Golden Currant
Ribes sanguineum glutinosum, Pink-Flowered Currant
Rosa gymnocarpa, Wood Rose and Dwarf rose
Vitis californica, California Grape
Vitis girdiana, Southern California Grape or Desert Grape
Calystegia macrostegia, California
Morning Glory
Calystegias like to have their feet shady and their top in the sun. Drought tolerant after they are established. Will go deciduous if they get too dry.
Calystegias like to have their feet shady and their top in the sun. Drought tolerant after they are established. Will go deciduous if they get too dry.
Calystegia purpurata, Purplish
Morning Glory and Pacific False Bindweed
Isn't it amazing how beautiful some of the California native plants are?
The flowers can be 3 inches across in C. purpurata, 4 inches on C. macrostegia.
Isn't it amazing how beautiful some of the California native plants are?
The flowers can be 3 inches across in C. purpurata, 4 inches on C. macrostegia.
Do not discount some simple things like converting a groundcover like Ceanothus Yankee Point into a vine. The deer did this one, you could also.
Clematis ligusticifolia, Western White Clematis
Both Clemati are native in chaparral and coastal sage scrub, along trails and next to creeks. Base of plant in shade, top growing into sun.
Cornus stolonifera, Red Stem
Dogwood.
The Dogwoods need to grow in rather moist soil. They will have to be tied to fence or trellis. Branches are very flexible and should work well for a espaliered 'hedge'.
The Dogwoods need to grow in rather moist soil. They will have to be tied to fence or trellis. Branches are very flexible and should work well for a espaliered 'hedge'.
Keckiella cordifolia, Heart Leaved
Penstemon or Climbing Penstemon is a sprawling bush that has to be tied up as it wants to fall on something.
Also look at Cornus sessilis as it might work well as a woodland wall.
Also look at Cornus sessilis as it might work well as a woodland wall.
Keckiella ternata septentrionalis,
Whorl Leaf Penstemon is a stunner that also has to be tied up.
Lathyrus
jepsonii californicus
The native Sweet Peas are not the most reliable plants to use as a vine.
The native Sweet Peas are not the most reliable plants to use as a vine.
Lathyrus laetiflorus alefeldii, San
Diego Sweetpea
Before you get excited, we've only grown it one year.
Before you get excited, we've only grown it one year.
Lonicera hispidula, California
Honeysuckle will need to be tied up and useful only as a very small vine for a small spot.
Maurandya antirrhiniflora, Snapdragon Vine does not tolerate hard frost or heavy rain.
Ribes aureum gracillimum, Golden
Currant has to be worked with and tied to fence.
Ribes sanguineum glutinosum,
Pink-Flowered Currant is easily espaliered.
Rosa gymnocarpa, Wood Rose and
Dwarf rose sprawls and does some suckering but can be trained up onto a fence.
Plants for a 'narrow hedge' instead of a vine.
Sometimes a narrow shrub is better used than a vine. Vines usually have
to be tended to. Narrow shrubs also have to be tended but may be less
work than a vine in many situations. Cercocarpus alnifolius, Island Mountain Mahogany
Garrya elliptica James Roof
Lonicera involucrata ledebourii, Twinberry honeysuckle
Rhamnus californica, Coffeeberry
Rhamnus californica, Tranquil Margarita
Rhamnus purshiana, Chittam Bark and Cascara Sagrada
Spiraea douglasii, Western Spiraea
