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I would definitely go with the trachleosperum
(star jasmine), especially in your zone.  The 
location you described is PERFECT conditions
for it.  They do not like late afternoon sun,
even in the PNW (mine burned in a full west
facing location, where it was originally planted).
 I have one that is now 7 years old and about 7'
tall by 4' wide (and would get wider if I let it,
maybe taller, too).  Not a rampant grower,
however, and easy the control by pruning.  It
gets morning and some afternoon sun and then
the sun goes around the house and its in bright
shade.  

I am zone 6b (we get some nasty winter
winds), and mine has died back about 2/3 once
in 7 years in a particularly bad year, but
returned with great vigor.  It is getting ready to
bloom now (about 2 weeks el nino late) and
will absolutely knock your socks off for
fragrance and beauty.  The evergreen foliage is
akin to camellias, deep green and shiny, and
the flowers are small, star shaped (kind of
pinwheel-ish), and bright, clean, white.  This
grows by my back door where I also plant white
alyssum and the fragrances together are nearly
intoxicating.

 Depending on your climatis type, you could
probably leave it there and let them be
companion plants.  I grow the blue morning
glory through mine so when the jasmine
finishes, the morning glory takes over.  The
jasmine really never completely quits blooming
until fall, there are always a few flowers even
after main flush.

As to dry conditions, the roots of mine are
planted under the eve line, so in PNW terms,
thats fairly dry.  It do give it some summer
water, but in the winter it gets what little a
plant gets under the eves.  This may be one of
the reasons its worked so well in my wet
climate.

Sorry to go on and on, its obviously one of the
more happy plantings in my garden.  Can't say
enough good things about the plant.



I need some suggestions for perennial vines,
preferably evergreen and 
flowering, to plant on a trellis.  

We're in zone 7, hot and muggy with minimal
rain in the summer, the spot 
is what I would consider "dappled shade", with
direct sun in the late 
morning.  
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