Re: Shade vine question
- Subject: Re: Shade vine question
- From: D* M*
- Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 10:40:06 -0500
>Hi Group!
>I have a question for you I hope I can find an answer for!
>I have a trellis under a very large fir tree with some honeysuckle
>growing there...and not doing that great! I would really like to
>find something that I can plant there that would just flourish...It
>is partially shaded,and has excellent compost we have incorporated
>in there...and a drip system waters it. Any suggestions? I'm open
>for anything but would like something that would really cover the
>trellis in a few years...thanks for any help you can give me!
>Lorna in Calif zone 7
You might consider the Chocolate Vine, Akebia quinata. Photo at:
http://www.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/Akebia_quinata.htm
This is quite vigorous and will need pruning to keep within bounds.
There are both a purple and white flowering variety.
--
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
l*@wi.rr.com
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