Can anyone recommend a flowering perennial vine(s) to cover two sides of an arbor for the following conditions:
Zone 5, soil ph 6.5, sandy loam. The south side gets sun from 11:00 am on, the north side gets sun only filtered sun during the same time. The arbor has wire up the sides and over the top, total height 6 ft. There is a bench underneath and it faces west. The vines do not have to match on each side. The arbor is at the end of a 30' flagstone path and faces a 2000 gal koi pond. The shrubs and perennials that line the path are mostly sort of a Japanese theme, enkianthus, weeping pine, japanese maple, astilbes in the shaded areas, dwarf conifers etc. Is the soil to acid for clematis? It does test reliably at 6.5. Hydrangeas bloom nearly blue.
Need Suggestions for zone 5 PH 6.5 perennial vine
How about this
http://www.greenbeam.com/features/plant101501.stm
Thank you luvsgrtdanes! I aleady have two climbimg hydrangeas going up some 50 ft oaks. They do like acid sandy loam. (They don't like squirrels running through them.) I also have two chihuahas, but that is another post for another forum isn't it? Quite the opposite of great danes. I think I am going to break out the lime, raise the ph slightly and plant Golden Tiara clematis. Any experience with that?