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CAMPUS GRANDIFLORA
(Chinese Trumpet Flower)
Deciduous vine, stem is stout and woody, leaves are large and glossy green, flowers are rich red orange trumpets, flowers from summer to autumn.


CLEMATIS MONTANA 'ALBA'
(White Clematis) (Also available 'Rubens' pink)
A deciduous climber, growing to a height of about 6m, stem is vigorous, woody fast grower, leaves are green, flowers are white and small, shaped like a cross. Bronze purple shoots and the triple leaves open reddish in spring with the flowers.


Banksia Roase White ROSA BANKSIAE (Banksia Rose)
A native of China, best in a protected sunny position. Frost resistant but drought tender. The stems are slender, they arch and are thornless. Flowers are small and yellow or white, occurring in heavy clusters. Banksia roses are popular as a creeper in most areas of Tasmania.


BOUGAINVILLEA 'MAGNIFICA TRAILLII'
Very vigorous climber with large green leaves. Frost tender when young. Assorted colours.


CONVOLVULUS MAURETANICUS
(Morocco Glory Bind)
Evergreen climber, creeper or trailing perennial, stem is slender, leaves are greish green and small, flowers are blue bell shaped.


Happy Wanderer HARDENBERGIA VIOLACEA (Australian Sarsaparilla, Happy Wanderer, Coral Pea, Vine Lilac).
Woody stemmed twining climber, with dark green leaves, pea shape like flowers the colour of violet, appearing in spring. Happy Wanderer is frost tender in some areas.


HIBBERTIA SCANDENS
(Guinea Flower)
A vigorous evergreen, twining climber with saucer shaped, bright yellow flowers, deep green leaves that are glossy.


Jasmine JASMINUM POLYANTHEMUM.
An evergreen vine with slender stems, woody and twining, leaves a small like ferns. Flowers are white, expanding tubular, very fragrant the tubes may be tinged red.


KENNEDIA MICROPHYLLA
(Pea Vine)
A native of Western Australia the stem is twining and slender, leaves are divided into 3 rounded leaflets, flowers are red pea shaped and tiny.


Mandevilla MANDEVILLA LAXA
(Chilean Jasmine)
Stem is vigorous and twining with leaves of deep green and heart shaped. Flowers of pure white with trumpet shape with 5 broad lobes, occur in sprays.


Matted Lignum MEUHLENBECKIA AXILLARIS (Matted Lignum)
Native of N.S.W, Tasmania and Victoria. An evergreen vine which grows to height of 2m. Stems are slender, woody and rooting with the nodes. Leaves are dark green ovate or rounded. Flowers are greenish, 5 petalled and very small.


PASSIFLORA
(Banana Passionfruit)
The stem woody and slender, leaves have 3 deep lobes, are softly downy. Flowers a tubed, pink in colour. The fruit shaped like a banana containing sweet, fleshy pulp and seeds. Frost tender.


PASSIFLORA EDULIS
Stout stem, twisted and branching, leaves are glossy green and 3 lobed with deeply incised margins, flower are white tinged with purple, with white and purple corona. Fruit is black and purple, sweet to taste.


PELARGONIUM PELTATUM
(Ivy Geranium)
Prefers light to medium well drained soil, prefers a sunny position, is drought and frost resistant. Evergreen vine climbing to 2m. Stem is stout but brittle, leaves are green and ivy-like, flowers being pink, lavender or red shades which occur in clusters.


Potato Vine SOLANUM JASMINOIDES (Potato Vine, Jasmine Nightshade)
Stems slender and twining, vigorous grower. Flowers are white no perfume, leaves are small. Tolerates the frost well.


SOLLYA HETEROPHYLLA
(Bluebell Creeper)
W.A. native, evergreen vine, stem is slender, woody and supple, leaves are light green and leathery, flowers are blue or pink and bell shaped.


Pandorea Bower of Beauty PANDOREA JASMINOIDES (Bower of Beauty)
Evergreen climber or vine, frost tender, but if planted in a shelted area in slightly frosty areas will survive the Tasmanian winter to bloom with flowers of white with pink throat. Leaves being light green.


Tecoma PANDOREA RICASOLIANA (Pink Tecoma)
Evergreen climber that is frost tender. However will grow well in many areas of Tasmania. Stem has twining branches, leaves being glossy and deep green, clusters of pink trumped flowers that blooms well.


Wisteria WISTERIA SINENSIS (Chinese Wisteria)
Adaptable to most soils and position, drought & frost resistant. A deciduous vine which grows approx. 7m. Leaves are dark green and divided, flowers are lavender blue, pea shaped and fragrant, occuring in profuse pendant clusters about 30cm long.


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Created by J. Margaret Davis
18 November 1996
Revised 21 July 2007
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