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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
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
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' Semi-evergreen. Orange flowers in Trumpet Honeysuckle Med. Sun-Part summer. Feeds 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 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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