Looking for a shady vine other than ivy?

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Nana25 Mason, OH Apr 07, 2010

I am in 6A with a question. Other than ivy is there any other vine/climber that will grow in a shady area? I have a topiary shape that I want to use in a very shady area.

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Apr 07, 2010

Jasmine is a good one but I don't know if it is hardy in your area.

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Allison28 Apr 07, 2010

Climbing hydrangea is nice. It's larger than a vine, sort of grows around the base of a tree, but can take full shade. It is very slow to grow, however, so I would buy a larger plant versus doing a small one. It gets nice white flowers.

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funtomatoes Douglasville, GA Apr 08, 2010

Climbing hydrangea is a wonderful vine. Plant it with plenty of compost and keep it watered well the first year, and it will follow the usual ' first they sleep, them they creep, then they leap". Mine is 4 years old, and grows at least 5 or 6 feet a year. I have been told that it will not bloom until it reaches the top of whatever it is growing on.

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HoosierGreen Danville, IN Apr 08, 2010

In your zone, I don't think there are many alternatives. There are many smaller-leaved and vari-colored cultivars on the market that would be excellent for topiary forms and survive nicely in your zone. Try some of the inexpensive ones available at big-box stores. Many have survived for me and other gardeners I know, and I'm in Zone 5b.

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august2003 Beaverton, OR Apr 10, 2010

Akebia quinata (fiveleaf Akebia) is listed as growing in zones 5-9. May be deciduous or semievergreen in your area. Ask your local nursery. New foliage is purplish - maturing to blue green. Small fragrant flowers in spring are a reddish purple. Somewhat daintly flowers rather than showy. Some people think the flowers smell like chocolate. Purple fruit matures in fall - a fleshy pod. Attracts birds. Can be a very vigorous grower. Some call it invasive. Though in Portland, Oregon it is completely manageable.

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