Annual Vines
Vines are a fantastic plant to add a little drama to your garden. There are many annual vines that grow quickly enough in Calgary. They can be used as screens or as centre pieces to annual planters grow up fences or hang in baskets. Vines are a great for many applications whether you are growing them for foliage or flowers. Some vine thought to be just indoor house plants Like English and German Ivy do great outdoors during summer and can be brought indoors in fall to continue growing. Experiment it’s the spice of gardening and remember to have fun. The following is a list of annual vines that will do great in Calgary gardens. If you would like to know more about vines you can email us at gardenhelp@greengate.ca
Name |
Height |
Color |
Features |
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Asarina |
7 ft. 2 m |
pink, purple, red |
Trailing vine with large, trumpet-shaped flowers |
sun |
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Black Eyed Susan Vine |
3 ft. 1 m |
orange, yellow |
Arrow shaped leaves; colourful individually borne flowers with dark centers |
sun or part shade |
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Canary Bird Vine |
7 ft. 2m |
yellow |
Annual climber with 5-lobed leaves and cut petaled flowers |
sun or part shade |
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Chilean Glory Vine |
5-6 ft. 1.5-2 m |
yellow, orange, red |
Bunches of small tubular blooms |
sun |
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Fuchsia |
2 ft. 60 cm |
red, purple, pink, white |
Woody shrub with bi-coloured, drooping flowers. Great for hanging baskets |
part shade to shade |
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Greater Periwinkle |
2 ft. 60 cm |
blue |
Variegated trailing foliage; available only as seedling |
part shade to shade |
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Hyachinth Bean |
6 ft. 1.8m |
lilac |
Flowers form purple edible pods; twining climber |
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Kenilworth Ivy |
2 ft. 60 cm |
pink |
Tiny blooms, small foliage, tiny orchid-like flowers; available as seedling only |
part shade to shade |
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Licorice Vine |
3ft. 1m |
silver foliage |
Attractive lemon, silver/white, silver green, and grey foliage |
sun |
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Lotus Vine |
24-30 in. 60-75 cm |
red |
Trailing, silvery grey foliage, long, thin flowers, good for containers |
sun |
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Lotus Vine |
24-30 in. 60-75 cm |
yellow |
Trailing, silvery grey foliage, long, thin flowers, good for containers |
sun |
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Moon Vine |
10 ft. 3 m |
white |
Large fragrant flowers that open at night; available as seedling only |
sun |
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Morning Glory |
10 ft. 3 m |
blue |
Large trumpet-shaped flowers; great for screening |
sun |
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Orange Trumpet |
10/20 ft. 305/610 cm |
orange |
Creeper. Flowers from May ro August |
sun |
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Purple Bells |
3-5 ft. 1-1.5 m. |
purple |
Good for hangers, planters; tubular flowers; available as seedling only |
sun or part shade |
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Purple Climber |
12 ft. 4 m |
violet |
Bell-shaped flowers with green sepals; great for hanging baskets |
sun |
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Scarlet Runner Bean |
7 ft. 2 m. |
red |
Vine has red, flower clusters, edible beans; seeds can be planted directly outdoors |
sun |
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Spanish Flag |
5-6ft. 1.5-2m. |
red, orange, yellow |
Twining climber; 3 flower colors same time |
sun |
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Sweet Pea |
10 ft. 3 m. |
pink, white, blue, red, cream, purple |
Old-fashioned favorite with fragrant flowers; seeds can be planted directly outdoors |
sun or part shade |
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Sweet Potato Vine |
2-3 ft.. 60-75 cm. |
purple foliage |
Used primarily for hanging baskets and ground cover, grown for colourful foliage |
sun to part shade |
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