Have you tried Mina lobata? The flowers are really unusual and eyecatching, individually small but lovely in their racemes, maturing from creamy yellow to scarlet.

Laurel

Well I tried Mini lobata and the flowers were nice but they didn't bloom until the end of Sept!!! I was really disappointed. I live in the Philly area so since Rich is in SE MA I think he will not get blooms in the summer either.

I have a honey suckle that blooms spectacularly all Season long. I know it's a perennial but boy it's great. It starts with a huge display in Mid May and then keeps getting new flushes of bloom on and off all summer. My hummers love it too. It is a lonicera x brownii Dropmore Scarlet.

You could try getting a big blooming pot of Black Eyed Susan Vine (thunbergia alata) and then plant the plants in the ground at the foot of your trellis. They will soon cover it and since they were started and in bloom when you plant them they will bloom all summer. I think you should get them already started though and not winter sow them. You might not have enough bloom because they take awhile to bloom.

I have winter sowed the black eyed susan vine. If I recall correctly. They bloomed some time at the end of June. Was still blooming until I cut them back a week ago. I wanted to bring my trellis' in. I had two diffent colors. I'm trying to overwinter a start and then this february take more cutting to root so maybe they will start blooming earlier.

Barnbatt

I think my winter sown BESV started to bloom in early July but I didn't plant the seedlings in a larger container until early June. They bloomed until I cut them off to put container away for the winter. Mine were the yellow-orangish variety.

I'm glad that someone made this post because I've been wondering the same thing. I had MGs on my trellis this year but they didn't bloom real well until Aug and even then they didn't live up to my expectations. I love the idea of the Dropmore Scarlet honey suckle does that have the same great smell as regular honey suckle? I was going to replace them with clematis but I'm going to have two areas for trellis plants next year so maybe I can do both. Does clematis bloom all summer and will it do good in nice soil? I was also considering some climbing roses. So many plants to chose from and not enough space to have them all.

Strouper

Me too! I've done the MG thing and while they're gorgeous...(once they start blooming)... they take a while here in NEMA! Tried Moonflower and will do again next year but it just takes too long to bloom (september)

Has anyone in Z5-6 tried either corkscrew vine, or Asarina scandens (twining snapdragon)? Both look really good and different.

Linda

My Dropmore Scarlet honeysuckle is a bloom machine but the blooms are not particularly fragrant. I think some of the other types of honey suckle might be more fragrant.

I didn't know Black Eyed Susan vine would be such a good choice for Winter Sowing. I'm glad to hear it is because seeds are so much cheaper than getting started plants!! Does anyone know if hummers will use it?
Joann

How about the climbing Canary Nasturtium vine? I have never grown it but I have a commercial packet. Is it good for this?

Scarlet Runner Beans...great bloom, attracts hummers,and is edible!
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Even if the smell isn't as intense I'd still love to give that scarlet honeysuckle a try. Joann do you by any chance have some seeds that I could trade you for? If so shoot me an e-mail and I'll send you a list of what I have. strouper@fuse.net

Thank you,
Strouper