Also, depending on the variety you will likely have to protect your plant, perhaps take it indoors over the winter, or risk losing it during the winter. There are some reported to be hardy to your zone, but getting a good head-start on root development is key! There is a passionflower forum, and they're real nice people. be warned though, the pictures will have you looking for varieties to add to your collection (I now have 6) ~Chills

I have a silver lace vine. I needed something to grow fast and cover a privacy screen, and it was just the right vine for that. I control mine by cutting it down either after freeze in fall or in early spring. It is slow to come back, but grow rapidly after that. My Clematis Ernest Markham was also a very rapid grower.

Carolina Jessamine grows fast and has good coverage and is evergreen. It puts on nice bright yellow flowers in early spring. They can get quite large but are easy to prune. Sometimes they need some help with going in the right direction so some twine may be in order until they get a foot hold.

Hi everyone! I live in Ontario Canada (zone 6a) and would like to add a bit of greenery on my east facing balcony located on the 3rd floor of my house. It would be in an insulated container in order to 'survive' our cold winters. Im looking for a vine that would spread quite easily, as I would like to use it for privacy as well, and it would need to be strong enough to endure 3 story wind. My neighbours have silver lace vines that are growing unbelievably fast, and I was thinking perhaps to take a cutting to transplant, but I would prefer a vine that doesn't produce flowers as I am EXTREMELY scared of bees.. and you know... flowers attract bees.. I also looked into evergreen shrub types but my mind automatically links the look of it with Christmas and the holidays, so I don't think it would bring the right atmosphere in a summer setup, which is the only period that I will be enjoying this location :) So anyone would know of a fast growing non-flowering vine that is cold hardy to zone 6a and somewhat wind tolerant, with morning direct sunlight? I know I'm asking for a lot haha, but who knows, maybe someone out here would have a suggestion :) Thanks so much in advance! Marie