Vines That Can Grow in Partial Shade

Below you will find a list of Vines from our plant database that can grow in partial shade or partial sun. If you click on any of the photos, you will see a Virtual Plant Tag that may contain photos, plant descriptions, usage suggestions and a link to where you can buy that plant.

Uses for these vines vary by variety, and may thrive in partial shade, full shade or full sun. Flowering vines that flourish in these shady areas may also do well in a variety of soil conditions including wet soil, moist soil, or dry soil. The vines can be grown on trellises and pergolas, around patios and decks, under trees, and directly on walls.

Some of the vines for shady gardening conditions are native plants which frequently helps the plants have increased disease resistance, be more insect resistant and salt tolerant. Many of these vines are successfully used in stressful urban settings.  With increased awareness of the value that native vines add to the natural landscape, this information will help the American consumer make better informed choices about which plants can best handle the extremes and often changing weather patterns.  The list of vines with shade tolerance is more extensive that vines that can only grow in either full shade or full sun and includes many more popular, flowering vines.  The best known native vines are American Bittersweet or Celastrus scandens; American Wisteria or Wisteria frutescens; Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle or Lonicera sempervirens and Trumpetcreeper, Hummingbird Vine, Trumpet Vine or Campsis radicans.  These vines are tolerant of a wide range of sun, shade and moisture needs.

Many people think that Clematis have to grow in full sun in order to flower fully, but that is not true.  Some shade is just as good and maybe even better.  As the flowering vines that is probably the best known by home gardeners, the Clematis needs to be given much more credit.  Having been hybridized extensively, the Clematis flower in every color and will tolerant just about any condition but water logged soil, often jokingly referred to as wet feet.  Even in partial sun, Clematis do well if their roots are sheltered.  Some gardeners accomplish this by placing large, flat stones around the base to cool the roots.

As you look at the thumbnail images of the vines in this list, you will see that many also flower, have lovely fall or Autumn foliage colors, or beautiful fruits also. In addition, many of these vines attract butterflies and birds, particularly hummingbirds, to your home garden. The mix of climbing vines offer many uses for landscaping since these plants are also used as groundcovers and broadleaf evergreen shrubs. 

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Growing Vines in Partial Shade Coral Honeysuckle Growing Vines in Partial Shade Cow Itch
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Creeping Myrtle Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crimson Glory Vine
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crimson Star Jackman Clematis Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crimson Trumpet Common Trumpetcreeper
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crimson Trumpet Cow Itch Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crimson Trumpet Hummingbird Vine
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crimson Trumpet Trumpet Vine Growing Vines in Partial Shade Crossvine
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Dentata-Variegata Colchis Ivy Growing Vines in Partial Shade Dentata-Variegata Persian Ivy
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Devil's Darning Needles Growing Vines in Partial Shade Duchess of Albany Scarlet Clematis
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Dutchman's Pipe Growing Vines in Partial Shade Dutchman's Pipe
(Aristolochia durior)
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Emerald Gaiety Wintercreeper Euonymus Growing Vines in Partial Shade Emerald N Gold Wintercreeper Euonymus
Growing Vines in Partial Shade English Ivy Growing Vines in Partial Shade Everblooming Honeysuckle
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Evergreen Clematis Growing Vines in Partial Shade False Hydrangea
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Fat Headed Lizzy Growing Vines in Partial Shade Fatshedera
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Fenway Park Boston Ivy Growing Vines in Partial Shade Fenway Park Japanese Creeper
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Five-fingered Ivy Growing Vines in Partial Shade Fiveleaf Akebia
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Flava Common Trumpetcreeper Growing Vines in Partial Shade Flava Cow Itch
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Flava Hummingbird Vine Growing Vines in Partial Shade Flava Trumpet Vine
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Fukurin Kadsura Growing Vines in Partial Shade Golden Clematis
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Goldflame Honeysuckle Growing Vines in Partial Shade Graham Thomas Woodbine Honeysuckle
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Hardy Kiwi Growing Vines in Partial Shade Henryi Jackman Clematis
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Horse-brier Growing Vines in Partial Shade Hummingbird Vine
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Indian's Virgin's Bower var. rubens Growing Vines in Partial Shade Italian Clematis
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Italian Honeysuckle Growing Vines in Partial Shade Jackman Clematis
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Jackman Clematis
(Clematis x jackmanii 'Crimson Star')		 Growing Vines in Partial Shade Jackson Vine
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Japanese Climbing Hydrangea Growing Vines in Partial Shade Japanese Creeper
Growing Vines in Partial Shade Japanese honeysuckle var. chinensis Growing Vines in Partial Shade Japanese Hydrangea Vine
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