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.
