Fast-growing shade vine, preferably evergreen?
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Fast growing shrub evergreen/ or flowering for shade area?
Comments (5)Skimmia is a good choice, but you will need both a male and female clone for berry production. Skimmias NEED shade and even moisture to avoid damage from mites. Sarcococca is another great shade shrub choice - several species with varying heights to choose from but all will produce intensely fragrant small white flowers in late winter, often followed by black or dark red berries. Other possibilities include rhododedrons, evergreen azaleas, nandina, aucuba and for non-evergreen choices, kerria, ribes (flowering currants), shrub dogwoods, or hydrangeas....See MoreFast growing, full shade vine
Comments (1)Most any vine will grow in full shade but they just won't flower well in shade. Here are three hardy vines that flower but they may not flower much in shade: Trumpet creeper, Clematis, Climbing Hydrangea. The Hydrangea may be the best choice for blooms. Penny...See MoreVine for arbor in the shade~Fast growing
Comments (2)I've been researching Akebias. Some research says it can be invasive, but most posts say its not. It produces an edible fruit in 3-5 years. The vine itself is gorgeous with big leaves. Most posts say it prefers shade. It grows from seed, you may be able to get someone from the exchange forum to send you something. It is supposed to grow really fast. I just ordered mine from Raintree Nursery, I've bought lots of things from them before, paper catalog and online, located in WA., dependable, nice people. They had several varieties....See MoreFast Growing Vine for Shade.
Comments (2)You might want to define how much shade or light it will get and when it gets that light. If it gets some light try silver lace vine, sweet autumn clematis, virginia creeper (plant it in a pot if you don't want it popping up everywhere and check that handling it does not irritate your skin -- it does with some people), dutchmen's pipe. Whatever you choose, do a bit of research on what it likes before you plant it to save yourself heartache. Also, remember that some vines cling, others twine so depending on what you get, you might need to create support for it. There are a lot of different products available, mesh trellis, wires, etc. Whatever you get, stake it for the first couple of feet. Also, if you want it to cover fast, it's worth the extra money to buy a more mature plant, maybe 2-4 ft high....See Moreazaleaphile
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