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If you’re planting those
containers, window boxes, hanging baskets…it’s always nice to have a few
vines to hang down and give your planters some vertical color and dimension,
and maybe help to soften the container itself. So here are a few of my
favorite viners!
Licorice vine…shrubby at
first, this tough durable plant will begin to cascade with these great
silvery fuzzy leaves. It’s also available in variegated form.
Plectranthus…soft
slightly scalloped leaves, variegated edges, this is a tough vine for
hanging or as a ground cover, and the pungent smell keeps the deer other
critters away from this one.
Vinca Vine…probably one
of the most common vines used in baskets and planters, tough, again
variegated and we have seen this one come back the following season!
Ivy…and there are
multiple selections of ivies available for you to choose.
Creeping Jenny…one of my
favorites, is actually a hardy ground cover that can become a little
invasive! But tough, durable, and you can’t beat the color and the
look…sort of like golden coins on a string.
And don’t forget one of
the most popular vines out there today…the ornamental sweet potato vines.
Margarite is my favorite, but they’re now available in many different shades
of maroons, yellows, and tri colors, as well as many different shaped
leaves, these are tough, love the sun, will tolerate a bit of shade, work
great as a vine in planters or even better as an annual ground cover. And
they are quick to grow and fill in the areas where planted.
Don’t forget, if you do
plant ornamental sweet potato vines, at the end of the year, when you pull
them out, you’ll find sweet potato tubers…and yes, they are edible. Bland,
but edible. A little extra year end bonus for you! |
