Best Flowering Vines for the Northern US | Gardener's Path
06.06.2023 - 16:01
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/ Lynne Jaques
Best Non-Invasive Flowering Vines to Grow in the North
Vines can make an excellent choice if you are looking for plants to grow on your property. They can enhance a property’s aesthetic beauty, add privacy, soften hard edges, and benefit the environment.
Vines are generally low maintenance and can be easily trained to grow on gazebos, trellises, and arbors.
Growing vines in the northern regions of the United States is easy if you know which plants to select. I have been growing non-invasive vines for years.
I will share my experience with you about which non-invasive examples work best in northern regions of the country with cold winters.
What Qualifies As Invasive?
First, let me briefly explain the difference between invasive and non-invasive plants:
Invasive plants are ones that are not indigenous to the area. Using invasive plants can cause harm to an ecosystem.
This can happen because invasive plants have a tendency to rapidly spread. Often, this occurs because the non-native plant does not have the normal predators (insects, animals, diseases, and so on) from its native region to keep it in balance.
Spreading quickly, it can prevent the growth of native plant life and destroy an ecosystem’s natural balance.
Non-invasive plants are plants that naturally grow in a particular region without any human contact or interference. This term can also sometimes be used to refer to plants that do not overtake areas and do not harm ecosystems.
5 Top Non-Invasive Vines to Grow in the North
The following five non-invasive plants all work well with gazebos, trellises, and arbors as support systems.
Trumpet Honeysuckle
Not to be confused with Japanese honeysuckle, which is highly invasive, trumpet honeysuckle is a perennial flowering vine with