Flowering Vines & Climbers
A vine is the cheapest square footage in gardening: one planting hole, a whole wall of bloom. These 17 climbers run from hardy perennials like clematis, American wisteria and climbing hydrangea to fast annual screens like moonflower and hyacinth bean, across USDA zones 2–11.
The detail that decides success is HOW a vine climbs, because it dictates the support you must build. Twiners (wisteria, honeysuckle) need something to wrap; tendril climbers (passionflower) want mesh or wire; self-clingers like climbing hydrangea and trumpet vine grip masonry directly — and the guides warn where that grip, or the vine's sheer vigor, becomes a liability.
6 of these are North American natives — coral honeysuckle and maypop are hummingbird and fritillary magnets that behave far better than their invasive lookalikes — and several add fruit to the flowers. 9 of the 17 currently have verified in-stock nursery listings — the terracotta price tags on the cards below link to a checked product page, not a search.
Bean
Full Sun
Moderate water
Excellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Black-Eyed Susan VineThunbergia alata
Full Sun to Part ShadeModerate water
Fast growth
From $17.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ClematisClematis hybrids & species
HEAD in sunModerate water
Slow start growth
Coral HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirensFull Sun
Low water
Moderate growth
Native to North America
From $16.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.English IvyHedera helix
Part Shade to Shade outdoorsModerate waterFast growth
Deer-resistant
From $42 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.HopsHumulus lupulusFull Sun
High waterEXPLOSIVE growth
From $3.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Hyacinth BeanLablab purpureusFull SunModerate waterVery Fast growth
From $19.89 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Hydrangea
Malabar SpinachBasella albaFull SunModerate waterVery Fast in heat growthExcellent edible
MandevillaMandevilla × hybridsFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growth
Maypop (Hardy Passionflower)Passiflora incarnataFull SunLow waterFast growthNative to North America
MoonflowerIpomoea albaFull SunModerate waterVery Fast growthNative to North America
From $23.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Passionfruit (Tropical)Passiflora edulisFull SunModerate waterVery Fast growthExcellent edible
From $27.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Star Jasmine (Confederate Jasmine)Trachelospermum jasminoidesFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growth
From $26.14 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Trumpet VineCampsis radicansFull SunLow waterVery Fast — aggressive growthNative to North America
Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaFull Sun to full shadeLow waterVery Fast growthNative to North America
WisteriaWisteria frutescensFull SunModerate waterFast growthNative to North America