Also, be aware that the berries of white mulberry, M.alba, are not necessarily white - yes, there are some white-fruited selections(in my experience, they're lacking in flavor - just sort of sweet and 'grassy'), but the vast majority produce lavendar/purple berries that can stain - whether tracked in on the bottom of your shoe, or in bird poop - as surely as any good M.rubra or the rubraXalba hybrids like Illinois Everbearing. IE gets my vote as the best-tasting mulberry I can grow here, but the trees eventually become huge! I've not grown Geraldi, but have friends who have, and they like the fruit, so if you must have a small one, I suppose it would get my nod.

Clematis armandii, an evergreen clematis would be nice. They have this on an arbor near where I live at Aldridge Gardens, in dappled shade, and it is a gorgeous vine, IMO. I grow an oriental climbing-hydrangea type vine called Schizophragma "Moonlight." Climbing hydrangea type plants are also lovely but you have to patient for a few years + before they take off and start to fill in and bloom. You might also look at Dutchman's pipe vine, except that it is deciduous (not evergreen). Todd

The maurandyas that I listed grow for me here in 8b just fine. They are frost tender and return from their roots every year for 5 years with a handful of mulch tossed on them.. The pink one was collected in New Mexico, I think. The Clitoria mariana (NOT ternata) that I listed is native through Southern Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and northward through much of the country. There is always Lonicera sempivirens from the low lands of Texas. I don't live in Tucson so , yes I don't know if they have been tested in Tucson. She was talking about the north side of the house and the plants that you listed looked like they needed a good stream of water to keep them healthy in Tucson,so I thought I might be safe, going out on the limb. I know that Cross vine is native to East Texas through to Florida and is some what drought Tolerant here in central texas, but even here I need to water my vines to keep them healthy through a severely hot and dry summer. The jasmine is the same way here. They are good with heat. I grow without water once things are established since I do not have city water but only rainwater colection, and my ground is very porous. My Jasmine is slow growing in its dry condition but it is still alive. I always like to recommend some natives just as a counterpoint since so many people just like to overlook them. Some of the vines I mentioned might be a "thin" delicate vine look and not a "thick" vine look..Quibble on, and I will just shut my mouth since I am not from Arizona, LOL. Here is a link that might be useful: Maurandya antirrhiniflora

Clematis don't bloom nor hold their leaves year around. Trumpet vines grow up through trees, so not a lot of sun is needed and they are drought-tolerant. They do hold their leaves year around. They also bloom most of the year. Black eyed susan vine will look crappy in a short time - spider mites consider this vine a smorgasboard and eat at it constantly, plus, it requires lots of water. It is also an annual, so will die when it gets really hot and humid. Nasturtium requires regular watering and is an annual, so won't last year around. It also gets hit with a virus that is difficult to control.