Vines for sale for walls, fences, arbors and trellises: bougainvillea, jasmine, trumpet vine, wisteria, kiwi and more, in 1 to 15 gallon containers. Each vine lists its mature size, sun and water needs and flower color.
Give climbing vines a sturdy support before they go in and plan for the mature spread on each listing. Browse all nursery plants.
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A fast growing vine trained along a fence fills in within a couple of seasons, giving quick coverage and color where a young shrub or hedge would take far longer to close.
Bougainvillea's long blooming bracts and trumpet vine's tubular flowers both read well trained up and over an arbor, adding height and color above eye level that low shrubs cannot provide.
Both vines on this page draw hummingbirds through the warm months, so training one along a fence near a patio or window puts the activity somewhere you will actually see it.
Amend the soil at the base of a south facing wall before planting a frost tender vine there; ordinary yard soil often compacts hard against a foundation and drains slowly without help.
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Climbing plants need something to climb before they need anything else, so pick the support before you pick the vine. This page carries flowering vines such as bougainvillea and trumpet vine (Campsis), grown by California nurseries in 3 and 5 gallon containers and decorative pots, each listing mature size, sun, water and bloom color. Both are fast growing, full sun hummingbird plants through the warm months, and both need a real structure, not just a fence rail, to climb on for years.
Bougainvillea and trumpet vine both climb by scrambling over and through a structure rather than by true tendrils, so a trellis, arbor or wire grid gives them more to hold onto than a bare fence panel does. Install the support before you plant, since retrofitting a mature vine around new hardware damages canes and slows growth for a season. Both vines are vigorous once established and will need to be tied in or trained along the support for the first year or two until they take hold on their own, which is also how either works as a fast privacy screen along a fence. Leave real clearance from windows, vents and roof lines, since a vine grown against a wall will eventually reach them.
Bougainvillea for sale here is a full sun, heat loving plant that puts on its best color through a long, hot summer, and it is also the more frost sensitive of the two vines on this page. A hard freeze can knock leaves and young growth back hard, though established plants in a sheltered spot, such as against a south facing wall, usually recover from a light frost. In colder interior yards or higher elevations like Rosamond, give bougainvillea a protected microclimate rather than an open, exposed fence line. Trumpet vine tolerates a wider cold range and is the sturdier choice where hard freezes are a regular winter event.
Both vines on this page are rated fast growing and can cover real ground on a fence or arbor within a couple of growing seasons once their roots are established. That speed is an advantage for quick screening but also means both need regular pruning to stay within their allotted space rather than climbing into a roofline or a neighboring tree. Trumpet vine in particular spreads by root suckers as well as by climbing, so plant it where some spread at the base is acceptable, or plan to remove suckers as part of yearly upkeep.
Yes, both bougainvillea and trumpet vine climb by scrambling over a structure rather than by clinging tendrils, so they need a trellis, arbor or wire grid to hold onto rather than a bare wall. Install the support before planting, since working hardware in around an established vine damages canes and sets growth back. For the first year or two, tie or weave new growth onto the structure by hand until it takes hold on its own. A fence rail alone gives a vine less to grip than an open grid.
Yes, bougainvillea is one of the more frost sensitive vines sold here, and a hard freeze can knock back leaves and young growth even on an established plant. Plants against a warm, south facing wall or another sheltered microclimate generally recover from a light frost with pruning in spring. In colder interior areas or at higher elevation, such as Rosamond in winter, bougainvillea does better in a protected spot than an open, exposed fence line. Trumpet vine tolerates a wider cold range.
Both bougainvillea and trumpet vine are rated fast growing and can cover meaningful ground on a fence or arbor within a couple of growing seasons once their roots are established and the plant has a real support to climb. Regular water and full sun speed that process, while cool weather, part shade or poor drainage slow it down. Because both grow quickly, plan on regular pruning to keep the vine inside its space rather than into a roofline, gutter or neighboring tree.
Bougainvillea generally holds its leaves and stays evergreen in mild, frost free California climates, but it can drop leaves and go semi deciduous after a hard freeze in colder interior areas. Trumpet vine, by contrast, is a true deciduous vine and loses its leaves every winter regardless of climate. Both put out new growth reliably in spring once the weather warms, so a bare bougainvillea after a cold winter is usually a setback rather than a lost plant.
Yes, both bougainvillea and trumpet vine on this page are rated as drawing hummingbirds, and trumpet vine in particular has the tubular flower shape that hummingbirds favor through summer and into fall. Bougainvillea's papery bracts surround a smaller true flower that hummingbirds and other pollinators also visit through its long, hot weather bloom period. Placing either vine somewhere visible from a window or patio makes the most of the activity they draw once established.
Give each vine room for its full mature spread along the fence, not just the width it shows in a 3 or 5 gallon container, since both bougainvillea and trumpet vine spread wide once established and will overlap sooner than expected if planted too close together. A single vine per fence panel is usually enough for a full growing structure to fill in within a couple of seasons. Trumpet vine also spreads by root suckers, so give it extra room at the base beyond what the top growth suggests.
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Call (800) 215-7372Not every fence works the same for a vine. A wood fence or a metal wire grid gives bougainvillea and trumpet vine plenty to grip, while a smooth vinyl or stucco wall needs an added trellis or wire system fastened a few inches off the surface so the vine has room to wrap around something. Check that the fence itself is sound before planting a permanent vine against it, since removing a mature vine to repair or replace a fence later is far more work than checking the fence first. Also confirm there is a way to water the base of the vine directly, since a fence line at the edge of a property often sits outside the reach of a lawn or bed irrigation system.
Trumpet vine (Campsis) is the more cold hardy of the two vines on this page and, unlike bougainvillea, is a true deciduous vine built to go leafless and dormant through a hard winter rather than being damaged by one. That habit lets it handle colder interior nights and higher elevation sites, including areas like Rosamond, with less risk than bougainvillea faces in the same spot. Check the USDA zone range listed on the specific product page before planting, and read plants by USDA zone first if you are not sure which zone your yard falls in.
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