This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
While the more permanent perennial types of woody vines are developing during the first two or three years after transplanting it is often desirable to fill the bare spaces on fences and walls with the annual vines that will produce a mass foliage effect. Any of the vines shown in this group are valuable for that purpose.
a. Delicate foliage:
Adlumia cirrhosa (biennial) Alleghany Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum Balloon Vine
Cobaea scandens (sow indoors)
Cup and Saucer Vine Tropaeolum canariense (sow indoors)
Canary Bird Vine b. Heavy foliage:
Calonyction aculeatum
Moon Vine Dolichos lablab
Hyacinth Bean
Echinocystis lobata Wild Cucumber
Humulus lupulus Hop Vine
Humulus lupulus japonica Cut-leaved Hop Vine
Ipomoea hederacea (Japanese varieties) Japanese Morning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Common Morning Glory
Phaseolus multiflorus Scarlet Runner Bean
Quamoclit pinnata Cypress Vine
Quamoclit coccinea hederifolia Cardinal Climber
 
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