evergreen vine for trellis

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MonnieBC Mays Landing, NJ Apr 06, 2009

I would like to have a trellis with a vine , other than ivy, that will be evergreen in Zone 7. Reading the blurbs at nursery sites, I see a Carolina Jessamine and a Star jasmine that are supposed to stay green all winter.
What do you reccomend?
Thanks

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klp243 Prattville, AL Apr 06, 2009

Hi Monnie! I also live in zone 7 and Confederate Jasmine worked a lot better for me than the Carolina Jessamine. It took a little longer than I thought to get established, maybe because I didn't fertilize it enough, but when it took off, it covered the trellis beautifully. Mine usually bloomed late spring/early summer. Great scented little blooms!

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Apr 06, 2009

I'm not zone 7 but I still highly recommend star jasmine. I have one and I just love it. A word of caution though--put it in a place where it will be protected from cold blasts of wind. I started with two. I put one on the west side of my house and one in a sheltered corner that faces northeast. The one on the west side got blasted all winter with our generally north and west winds and it died that first year. The one in the northeast corner is now in its fifth year and is just beautiful (it is on a trellis).

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Smokey_SC Piedmont, SC(Zone 7b) Apr 07, 2009

klp, what do you mean by 'it took a little longer to gt established'?

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