Fragrant Vines for the Mid-South

Vines that flower with scented blossoms add a layer of pleasant fragrance to your landscape and attract beneficial birds, butterflies and other insects.  Listed below are a few popular fragrant vines for zone seven, along with bloom times and sun/shade requirements:

Actinidia kolomikta – Kiwi Vine – blooms in spring and likes sun to shade.

Akebia quinata – Five–leaf Akebia – blooms in early spring and likes sun to shade. (Invasive)

Aristolochia macrophylla – Dutchman’s Pipe – blooms spring and summer and likes sun to shade.

Clematis armandii – Armand Clematis – blooms in spring and likes sun to shade.

Clematis anemone – Montana Clematis – blooms in spring and early summer and likes sun to shade.

Clematis terniflora – Sweet Autumn Clematis – blooms in spring and likes sun to shade.

Gelsemium sempervirens – Carolina Jasmine – blooms late Feb. and early March for about six weeks and likes sun to shade.

Ipomoea alba – Moonflower – blooms in summer, in the evening.

Ipomoea tricolor – Morning Glory – blooms in summer and likes sun.

Lonicera etrusca – Yellow Honeysuckle – blooms spring and summer and likes full sun.

Rosaceae – climbing roses.  Favorite varieties include:  New Dawn, Abraham Darby, Belle of Portugal, America, Autumn Sunset, Graham Thomas, Buff Beauty, Altissimo, Blaze, Don Juan, Fouth of July, and Dublin Bay (most fragrant).

Trachelopermum jasminoides – Star Jasmine or Confederate Jasmine – blooms spring and early summer and likes sun to shade.

Wisteria frutescens – American Wisteria – blooms spring and early summer and likes full sun.

Reference sources:  Armitage’s Vines and Climbers; Mid-South Garden Guide