Vines by Flowering Season and Height

Shrubs by Flowering Season and Height

by Rod Smith

© 1999-2025 Rodney A. Smith
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You can find plants by common name by clicking on Common and Scientific Names of Trees, Shrubs, Vines & Perennials

Medium Spring Vines
Tall Spring Vines
Low Summer Vines
Medium Summer Vines
Tall Summer Vines
Medium Fall Vines
Tall Fall Vines
Medium Winter Vines
Low All Year Vines

Click on underlined plant names to see a picture.

NAT = Native. PNP = Included in the Portland Native Plant list of recommended plants.

NEG = Needleleaf Evergreen. BEG = Broadleaf Evergreen. Unmarked plants are deciduous.

FR = Fire Resistant.

Low = under 3 feet, Medium = 3 feet to 6 feet, Tall = over 6 feet


Scientific name          USDA Zone Height X Width      Description
  Common name                Water Exposure

Medium Spring Vines
Clematis species               4-9  10' X 5'   Large flowers of many colors in    
  Deciduous Clematis           Med. Sun-Part     spring or summer. Mulch roots.   
Gelsemium sempervirens         7-10 15' X 15'  BEG. Fragrant yellow flowers in    
  Carolina Jessamine           Med. Sun          early spring. Shiny green leaves.
Holboellia coriacea            7-9  15' X 15'  BEG. Fragrant purplish white flow- 
  China Blue Vine              Med. Sun-Part     ers in spring. Blue fruit.       
Jasminum polyanthum            9-10 15' X 5'   BEG. Fast growing. Fragrant pink   
  Pink Jasmine                 Med. Sun-Part     flowers April to July. Not hardy.


Tall Spring Vines
Akebia quinata                 4-8  20' X 5'   Semi-evergreen. Chocolate scented  
  Fiveleaf Chocolate Vine      Med. Sun-Shade    flowers in spring. Edible fruit. 
Clematis armandii              7-9  20' X 15'  BEG. Fragrant white flowers in     
  Armand Evergreen Clematis    Med. Sun-Part     spring. Keep roots mulched.      
Wisteria floribunda            5-8  20' X 8'   Long strings of white, pink or     
  Japanese Wisteria            Med. Sun-Part     purple flowers in May.           
Wisteria frutescens            5-9  20' X 8'   Fragrant lavender-blue flowers in  
  American Wisteria            Med. Sun          spring. Some blooms in summer,   
Wisteria sinensis              5-8  20' X 8'   Clusters of purple or white flowers
  Chinese Wisteria             Med. Sun-Part     in May & July.                   


Low Summer Vines
Rubus ursinus                  3-9  3' X 5'    NAT. White flowers spring to summer
  Dewberry, Pacific Blackberry Med. Sun-Shade    Female plants have berries.   PNP


Medium Summer Vines
Actinidia arguta 'Issai'       3-8  15' X 15'  Fragrant white flowers in spring.  
  Issai SelfFertile Hardy Kiwi Med. Sun-Part     Smooth Kiwi fruit. Self-fertile. 
Actinidia deliciosa 'Jenny'    7-9  15' X 15'  Self-fertile, Yellow flowers in    
  Jenny SelfFertile Fuzzy Kiwi Med. Sun-Part     spring. Fuzzy brown Kiwi fruit.  
Lonicera hispidula             7-9  12' X 8'   NAT. Pink-purple tubular flowers in
  Hairy Honeysuckle            L-M  Sun-Shade    May-June. Orange-red berries. PNP
Lonicera japonica 'Purpurea'   6-11 12' X 10'  Purplish leaves with white-yellow- 
  Purple-leaf  Honeysuckle     Med. Sun-Shade    red flowers. Feeds hummingbirds. 
Lonicera sempervirens          4-10 10' X 10'  Deciduous. Orange flowers in       
  Trumpet Honeysuckle          Med. Sun-Part     summer. Attracts hummingbirds. FR
Mandevilla laxa                9-11 12' X 8'   Very fragrant white trumpet flowers
  Chilean Jasmine              Med. Sun          summer. Borderline hardy.        
Passiflora x alato-caerulea    8-11 15' X 5'   Semi-evergreen. White, pink, purple
  Pfordt's Passion Vine        Med. Sun-Part     and lavender flowers. No fruit.  
Trachelospermum jasminoides    8-10 12' X 5'   BEG. Dark green leaves. Fragrant   
  Star Jasmine                 Med. Sun-Part     white flowers in June feed bees. 


Tall Summer Vines
Campsis radicans               4-9  35' X 10'  Orange flowers in July. Attracts   
  Trumpet Vine                 Med. Sun-Part     hummingbirds. Spreads.           
Campsis tagliab. 'Madame Galen 4-9  20' X 10'  Salmon red flowers mid summer to   
  Madame Galen Trumpet Vin     Med. Sun-Part     fall. Feeds hummingbirds. Spreads
Hydrangea anomala petiolaris   4-8  30' X 6'   Flat, wide lacecap flowers in sum- 
  Climbing Hydrangea           Med. Shade-Part   mer. Yellow leaves in fall.      
Jasminum x stephanense         7-10 20' X 4'   Very fragrant, pink flowers in     
  Stephan Jasmine              Med. Sun-Part     summer.                          
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'   4-9  25' X 6'   Fragrant creamy flowers in summer. 
  Hall's Honeysuckle           L-M  Sun-Part     Black berries. Feeds butterflies.
Passiflora caerulea            7-10 20' X 6'   Semi-evergreen. White and purple   
  Blue Crown Passion Flower    Med. Sun-Part     flowers in summer. Edible fruit. 
Schizophragma hydrangeoides    5-8  25' X 9'   White flowers June-July resemble   
  Japanese Hydrangea Vine      Med. Shade-Part   hydrangea. Yellow leaves in fall.


Medium Fall Vines
Ampelopsis brivipendunculata   4-8  20' X 20'  Many clusters of small metallic    
  Porcelain Berry Vine         Med. Sun-Part     blue berries in fall.            
Vitis labrusca                 5-8  15' X 15'  Slip skin grapes ripen in Sept.    
  American Grape               Med. Sun          Some varieties are seedless.     
Vitis vinifera                 6-9  8' X 8'    Thin skinned grapes. Ripen in fall.
  European Wine Grape          Med. Sun          Seedless types dried into raisins


Tall Fall Vines
Celastrus scandens             3-8  20' X 6'   Light green leaves. Orange fruit on
  American Bittersweet         Med. Sun          female plants feed birds.        
Parthenocissus quinquefolia    3-9  40' X 10'  Superb orange to scarlet leaves in 
  Virginia Creeper             Med. Sun-Part     fall. Not for wood siding.       
Parthenocissus tricuspidata    4-8  40' X 10'  Red leaves in fall. Self attaching.
  Boston Ivy                   L-M  Sun-Part     Not for wood siding.             


Medium Winter Vines
Jasminum nudiflorum            6-10 15' X 6'   Willowy branches. Yellow flowers   
  Winter Jasmine               Med. Sun-Part     January to March.                


Low All Year Vines
Low All year
Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'  4-9  1' X 3'    BEG. Small, dark green leaves turn 
  Purpleleaf Wintercreeper     Med. Sun-Part     purple in winter. Can climb.    




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