Flowering Vines For Full Sun & Partial Shade

Looking to grow a few annual vine flowers? Here are some of the best options to start with if you are looking for flowering vines for full sun and partial shade.

Reader Contribution by Lorene Edwards Forkner
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Scarlet Runner beans, also known as Phaseolus coccineus, growing on trellis

Looking to grow a few annual vine flowers? Here are some of the best options to start with if you are looking for flowering vines for full sun and partial shade.

Supporting Roles in the Garden

Any heartfelt passion has its control issues and gardening is no exception. Nurseries and garden centers stock elaborate devices for staking, tying up plants, trussing tomatoes, and restraining plant growth. But, put these gadgets in place when they should be – that is, well before plants burst into growth – and the garden quickly starts looking like a scantily-clad, pretty girl wearing only foundation garments; it’s hard to see anything but the support.

On the other hand, anyone who has tried to right a toppled delphinium after a summer cloudburst or revive flattened peonies after a stiff wind – or a dog – has swept through the garden knows it’s almost impossible to navigate crowded beds without doing more damage than you set out to repair. The resulting tangle of twine, sticks and awkward plants-in-bondage paints a picture every bit as painfully self-conscious as half-naked artifice.

  • Updated on Jul 17, 2023
  • Originally Published on Jul 26, 2012
Tagged with: gardening, Guest Post, Lorene Edwards Forkner, Puyallup 2012, Reader Contributions
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