Little Vines and "Viney" Things --

Abutilon megapotamicum TRAILING CHINESE LANTERN
Aristolochia californica CALIFORNIA PIPEVINE
Asarina antirrhinifolia VIOLET TWINING SNAPDRAGON
Asparagus asparagoides FLORISTSÂ SMILAX
Bomarea acutifolia YATZI
Clematis cirrhosa MEDITERRANEAN CLEMATIS
Clematis viticella ITALIAN CLEMATIS
Eccremocarpus scaber CHILEAN GLORY FLOWER
x Fatshedera lizei BOTANICAL WONDER
Hedera helix ÂMinima DWARF ENGLISH IVY
Jasminum angulare SOUTH AFRICAN JASMINE
Lapageria rosea CHILEAN BELLFLOWER
Mandevilla (Dipladenia) splendens DIPLADENIA
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus PURPLE BELL VINE
Rosa ÂAbsolutelyÂ, 'Cl. Rainbow's End', ÂJeanne LajoieÂ, 'Red CascadeÂ,
ÂWork of Art MINIATURE CLIMBING ROSES
Sollya parviflora AUSTRALIAN BLUEBELL VINE
Thunbergia 'Sunlady' HYBRID CLOCKVINE
Tropaeolum peregrinum CANARY BIRD FLOWER

Maybe better...

Espaliers --
(Wall plants pruned in one plane: trained on trellis
or otherwise)

Abutilon megapotamicum TRAILING CHINESE LANTERN
Bougainvillea ÂRosenkaÂ, ÂRaspberry Ice' BOUGAINVILLEA
Brunfelsia pauciflora YESTERDAY-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW
Camellia hiemalis ÂShishi-GashiraÂ, ÂShowa-No-SakaeÂ,
ÂShowa Supreme HIEMALIS CAMELLIA
Camellia reticulata ÂBuddhaÂ, ÂButterfly WingsÂ, ÂShot SilkÂ
RETICULATA CAMELLIA
Camellia sasanqua ÂAppleblossomÂ, ÂMine-No-YukiÂ, ÂTanyaÂ
SASANQUA CAMELLIA
Chaenomeles japonica ÂLow-n-WhiteÂ, ÂMinervaÂ,
ÂOrange Delight JAPANESE QUINCE
Fuchsia triphylla hybrids BUSH FUCHSIA
Loropetalum chinense CHINESE FRINGE FLOWER
Podocarpus macrophyllus ÂMaki DWARF YELLOWOOD
Psidium cattleianum STRAWBERRY GUAVA

Joe

For full sun, maybe a Keckellia. I don't think any get 10', but they're CA native, attractive to hummers, and drought tolerant
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/plant_lists/California_native_plant_K.htm

I have a Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle' (CA native) that I've espaliered that works well in part shade, although it is "semi-deciduous"

Most vines that stay under 10' that I can think of are not evergreen (clematis) or annuals. Your best bet is to espalier some kind of shrub such as Star Jasmine, Photinia, Podocarpus

I have a tecoma stans alata "orange jubillee", sometimes called tecoma orange bells. I planted it 2 years ago against a fence for a fast hedge and it quickly filled in a 10'w x 10'h space in full sun. It does need a hard prune 2-3x per year to keep it looking neat. It grows fast and the hummers love it.

Here is a link that might be useful: tecoma stans

Manettia, 'Candy Corn Vine', is a small, well-behaved vine that attracts hummingbirds and likes part sun. I got mine at the Dry Garden in Oakland.

Here is a link that might be useful: Manettia, 'Candy Corn Vine'

I can send you Hedera Helix DWARF ENGLISH IVY, for postage,as much as you want.

thanks for all the great suggestions! lots to mull over ... and thanks sib for the ivy offer, but i think i'm most interested in flowering vines ...