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Clerodendrum thomsoniae, commonly known as the bleeding heart vine, is a tender evergreen climbing plant native to the tropical regions of West Africa. It is noted for its distinctive bicolored flowers, which feature inflated, white or pale pink calyces that contrast sharply with protruding crimson...

Mandevilla × amabilis 'Alice du Pont' is a hybrid evergreen climbing vine developed from tropical American species, notably Mandevilla splendens. It is recognized for its large, showy, trumpet-shaped flowers that open in a vibrant deep pink hue against a backdrop of glossy, dark green oval leaves. T...

Jasminum polyanthum, commonly known as pink jasmine, is a vigorous evergreen climbing vine native to the mountainous regions of southwestern China. The plant is distinguished by its prolific late winter to spring blooms, which present as pink buds that open into intensely fragrant, star-shaped white...

Clematis armandii, commonly known as Armand's clematis, is a large evergreen climbing vine native to the forested regions of China. Named after the French missionary and botanist Père Armand David, the species is notable for being one of the few evergreen clematis varieties. It features long, leathe...

Tropaeolum speciosum, flame nasturtium, is a slender rhizomatous climber native to southern Chile, prized in Scottish and British gardens for its brilliant scarlet flowers and blue-black berries against cool-climate hedges.

Hardenbergia violacea is an Australian native vine in the family Fabaceae, one of the earliest spring-flowering plants in southeastern Australia, bearing dense racemes of small purple pea-shaped flowers.

Quisqualis indica, commonly known as Rangoon Creeper, is a tropical climbing vine native to South and Southeast Asia. The plant is distinguished by its flowers, which open white in the evening and gradually change to pink and finally deep red over three days. These fragrant blooms appear in pendant...

Clematis alpina is a deciduous climbing vine native to mountain regions of central and southern Europe. The species produces pendulous, bell-shaped flowers in shades of blue, violet, or occasionally white, appearing in early to mid-spring. Its seed heads develop into distinctive silky plumes that pr...

Apios americana is a nitrogen-fixing twining vine native to eastern North America whose small, starchy tubers were an important food source for Indigenous peoples and early European colonists, earning it the name groundnut.

Ipomoea alba, commonly known as moonflower, is a night-blooming vine in the Convolvulaceae family, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. The plant produces large, white flowers up to 15 cm in diameter that unfurl rapidly in the evening and remain open throughout the night befor...

Clematis macropetala is a deciduous climbing vine native to northern China, Siberia, and other parts of northeastern Asia. The species produces nodding, semi-double flowers in shades of blue or violet from mid-spring to early summer, followed by attractive silky seed heads. It belongs to pruning gro...

Trachelospermum asiaticum, commonly called Asian jasmine or Asiatic jasmine, is an evergreen twining vine in the family Apocynaceae native to East Asia, including Japan, Korea, and China. It produces small, fragrant, star-shaped white to yellowish flowers and glossy dark foliage. In warm-climate reg...

Lonicera × brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet' is a deciduous climbing honeysuckle cultivar developed by Frank Skinner at his nursery in Dropmore, Manitoba, around 1950. It is a hybrid of the North American species Lonicera sempervirens and Lonicera hirsuta, bred to combine bright scarlet tubular flowers wit...

Beaumontia grandiflora, commonly known as Herald's Trumpet, is a large woody evergreen vine native to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is characterized by its vigorous twining growth habit and glossy, leathery leaves. The vine is cultivated for its large, fr...

Thunbergia alata, commonly known as black-eyed Susan vine, is a twining climber in the family Acanthaceae native to tropical eastern and southern Africa. It bears orange, yellow, or sometimes white tubular flowers with a characteristic dark purple-black throat. The species has become widely naturali...

Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume vine native to India and Africa whose seed pods are covered in urticating hairs that cause intense itching on contact, while its seeds are studied as a source of levodopa for Parkinson's research.

Ipomoea lobata, also known as Mina lobata, Spanish flag, or firecracker vine, is a climbing annual in the family Convolvulaceae native to Mexico and parts of Central America. It bears dense, one-sided racemes of tubular flowers that mature sequentially from red through orange, yellow, and cream alon...

Lonicera periclymenum, the common honeysuckle or woodbine, is a deciduous twining climber in the family Caprifoliaceae native to Europe and western Asia. It produces clusters of tubular flowers in cream, white, and pink shades through the summer months, notable for their strong fragrance, particular...

Mucuna bennettii is a vigorous climbing vine native to New Guinea, renowned in tropical horticulture for its spectacular pendulous racemes of brilliant scarlet-orange flowers that can reach 30 cm in length.

Mandevilla sanderi, frequently marketed under the synonym Dipladenia, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Indigenous to Brazil, the plant is a tropical twining vine recognized for its glossy green foliage and trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in shades of pink and red...

Rhodochiton atrosanguineum, commonly called the purple bell vine, is a climbing plant species native to the mountainous regions of Mexico. It is characterized by its slender, twining stems and distinct pendulous flowers that feature a persistent, spreading dark maroon-purple calyx complemented by a...

Aristolochia macrophylla, commonly known as the Dutchman's pipe, is a large deciduous climbing vine native to the eastern regions of North America. The plant is characterized by its massive, heart-shaped leaves and distinctive flowers that curve in a shape resembling a traditional Meerschaum smoking...

Berberidopsis corallina, commonly known as the Coral Plant, is a rare evergreen climbing shrub endemic to a small area of coastal Chile. It is the sole member of the plant family Berberidopsidaceae, making it a taxonomically unique species. The vine is currently listed as Endangered due to significa...

Ipomoea quamoclit, cypress vine, is native to tropical America and bears finely pinnate foliage and small star-shaped scarlet flowers that attract hummingbirds, and has naturalized widely in warm regions.

Wisteria sinensis, commonly known as Chinese wisteria, is a large, deciduous climbing vine native to China and belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae. Introduced to Western horticulture in 1816, the species is recognized for its woody stems that twine counterclockwise and its ability to grow to su...

Schisandra sphenanthera is a woody climbing vine native to central and southern China in the family Schisandraceae, whose red berries are a major traditional Chinese medicinal ingredient known as Wu Wei Zi.

Clematis tangutica is a deciduous, climbing vine belonging to the buttercup family, native to regions of Central Asia including Mongolia and China. It is cultivated ornamentally for its bright yellow, lantern-shaped flowers that bloom in late summer and early fall. Following the blooming season, the...

Canavalia ensiformis is a robust legume vine native to Central America and the Caribbean, grown as a cover crop and green manure in tropical agriculture for its rapid growth and nitrogen-fixing ability.

Mandevilla boliviensis is a flowering vine belonging to the Apocynaceae family, naturally occurring in the tropical and subtropical environments of Bolivia and Ecuador. The species is widely cultivated in warmer climates for its distinct, pure white trumpet-shaped flowers, which feature a characteri...

Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' is an ornamental, herbaceous perennial cultivar of the common hop, a species belonging to the Cannabaceae family. The plant is distinguished by its large, deeply lobed leaves that emerge and maintain a bright chartreuse-yellow coloration when exposed to sunlight. Each spring...