This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
The vines included in the groups of this list are respectively valuable for their ability to produce flowers, for their use on brick and stone masonry, for foliage effect, for fruiting characteristics, and for their fast growing characteristics. Certain vines may be included in one or more groups because of the value of certain characteristics in each group. It should be remembered that the distinction between vines of different types for different purposes is equally as marked as the difference in shrubs and perennials.
A. Flowering:
Actinidia arguta
Dark-leaved Silver Vine Aristolochia sipho
Dutchman's Pipe
Bignonia radicans Trumpet Vine
Clematis (in variety) Clematis
Lathryus latifolius Hardy Sweet Pea
Lonicera (in variety) Honeysuckle
Polygonum baldschuanicum Knotweed
Quamoclit pinnata Cypress Vine
Rosa (in variety) Climbing Rose
Wisteria (in variety) Wisteria
B. Use on Brick, Stone, and Masonry:
Ampelopsis engelmanni Engelmann's Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis tricuspidata lowi Lowe's Boston Ivy
Ampelopsis tricuspidata veitchi Boston Ivy
Bignonia radicans
Trumpet Vine Evonymus radicans
Climbing Evonymus Hedera helix
English Ivy
Sckizophragma hydrangeoides Climbing Hydrangea
C. Climbing Habit and Heavy Foliage:
Actinidia (in variety) Silver Vine
Ampelopsisquinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Aristolochia sipho Dutchman's Pipe
Bignonia radicans Trumpet Vine
Celastrus scandens American Bitter-sweet
Clematis paniculata Japanese Clematis
Clematis virginiana Wild Clematis
Evonymus radicans Climbing Evonymus
Lonicera (in variety)
Honeysuckle Periploca graeca
Silk Vine Pueraria thunbergiana
Kudzu Vine Wisteria (in variety)
Wisteria
D. Fruiting:
Actinidia (in variety)
Silver Vine Akebia quinata
Five-leaved Akebia
Ampelopsis aconitifolia Cut-leaved Vitis
Amfelopsis heterophylla Asiatic Creeper
Ampelopsis quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Celastrus orbiculatus Japanese Bitter-sweet
Celastrus scandens
American Bitter-sweet Clematis paniculata
Japanese Clematis Clematis virginiana
Wild Clematis
Lycium halimifolium Matrimony Vine
Rosa (in variety) Climbing Rose
Solanum dulcamara Woody Nightshade
E. Fast Growing:
Actinidia (in variety)
Silver Vine Ampelopsis aconitifolia
Cut-leaved Vitis
Ampelopsis heterophylla Asiatic Creeper
Aristolochia sipho Dutchman's Pipe
Bignonia radicans Trumpet Vine
Clematis paniculata Japanese Clematis
Humulus japonicus Japanese Hop
Lonicera japonica halliana Japanese Honeysuckle
Periploca graeca Silk Vine
Pueraria thunbergiana Kudzu Vine
Polygonum baldschuanicum Knotweed
 
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