Here are some ideas from a previous post. Hope this helps.

Here is a link that might be useful: ok..I need a quick flowering vine.

How about pyracantha? Not really a vine, but can be trained on a wall.

What about a climbing hydrangea?

How abot Purple Hyacinth Bean? It's an easy to grow annual that will produce plenty of seed for the next year. I love the dark green leaves with purple on the underside, lavendar flowers, and purple pod beans.

Thank you all for your excellent suggestions - right now I'm thinking the hyacinth bean is the one I'll try first (assuming I can find some seeds!) I'll let you all know how I make out.
Winnie

I know I'm kind of late on this post; but I haven't been here in a while. We built kind of a pergola last year with a swing under it and I planted Lady Banks rose on the south side and a really beautiful trumpet honeysuckle called 'Alabama Crimson' on the west side. It has really put on a show this year. It started blooming the middle of March and is still blooming! Now the blooms are interspersed with green and red berries. It has grown at least 3 feet and the Hummingbirds are all over it!!! Definitely going to try to take cuttings and grow more of this. I'd like to have it all along my fenceline. I'm gonna try to post a picture here. This will be my first time so don't get your hopes up. LOL
Roxanne

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You guys have all given me such terrific suggestions - I really appreciate the ideas. I'm going to try the hyacynth bean vine - wish me luck. Rocky Ridge - I planted a Lady Banks this year also - I'm having an awful time trying to convince the deer that the vine is *mine* and not theirs! :-)

I love my Lady Banks! Now that I've moved it. I made the mistake of planting it on a trellis about 2 feet away from the house. The trellis was attached to a 4x4 so it was very stable. The problem was the 'Lady' grew so well there it was actually forcing it's way under the siding of the house and coming through the screens and under the trim work and shutters. I got tired of constantly having to trim it back, so it got moved this spring out into the middle of the yard on the pergola. Now it can grow WILD!! I had it planted with a 'Ramona' clematis growing up through it. Nice combo.

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Both Porcelain Berry and Akebia are available in variegated forms. The variegation makes for a weaker and less invasive plant. My personal favorite variegated vine is Kadsura japonica 'Chirifu'.