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Cissus discolor (Rex begonia vine)
This rex begonia's eye-popping, ruby red leaves are loosely rimmed in pewter with a dollop of dark veining at the center. While there are many ways to play off the colors of this cultivar, the rosy underside of its leaves looks lovely when paired ... [... more]
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Actinidia kolomikta (Variegated kiwi vine)
Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight' Clematis 'Nelly Moser' [... more]
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Asarina scandens (Figwort, Creeping snapdragon)
This native of Texas and Mexico has a woody base and can form a dwarf, evergreen shrub, 1 foot tall by 1 foot wide. It has small, leathery leaves and bears bright flowers in shades of pink, purple, or yellow from early summer to frost. This ... [... more]
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Campsis radicans (Trumpet creeper)
This woody, twining climber has two-lipped, tubular scarlet-orange flowers, yellow inside, in terminal whorls in summer and autumn. Bright red fruit appears in autumn. [... more]
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Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet, Staff vine)
This vigorous, woody evergreen or semi-evergreen trailing vine has dark green leaves to 3 inches long. Tubular, two-lipped, fragrant white flowers are sometimes flushed with purple, aging to yellow. Blooms appear from spring to late summer. ... [... more]
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Clematis 'Ernest Markham'
Lablab purpureus 'Nellie Moser' is easy to grow, producing large, flat flowers 6 to 8 inches in diameter with distinctive, gleaming lilac bars on each petal. This clematis blooms from May to late June, with a second, less profuse bloom in ... [... more]
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Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Wisteria sinensis Clematis 'Nelly Moser' Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' [... more]
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Clematis alpina (Alpine clematis)
Downy clematis is a hardy, deciduous early bloomer that can flourish in Zone 4. The species will climb to 10 feet with a little support, and it has bell-shaped, purple-blue, almost columbine-like flowers about 1 to 2 inches, sometimes up to 4 ... [... more]
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Clematis crispa (Marsh clematis, Blue jasmine, Curly ...
A half-hardy perennial, this sophisticated climber grows to 8 feet tall. It has a profuse show of 1.5-inch indigo, violet, pink, or white flowers. It's great for the cold greenhouse or conservatory, and will often bloom until the end of the year ... [... more]
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Clematis macropetala (Downy clematis)
Alpine clematis is one of the earliest clematises to bloom, in early May. It bears relatively small but delightful nodding, bell-shaped flowers, 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter, in a great variety of colors. Dramatic clusters of blue-violet to ... [... more]
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Clematis tangutica 'Golden Tiara' (Russian virgin's bower)
A half-hardy perennial, this sophisticated climber grows to 8 feet tall. It has a profuse show of 1.5-inch indigo, violet, pink, or white flowers. It's great for the cold greenhouse or conservatory, and will often bloom until the end of the year ... [... more]
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