Plants to Climb your Garden Obelisks and Trellises

Find the right vine for your garden obelisks or trellises in this article from the Daily Herald:

Climbing vines need a sturdy structure to support them. The type of structure required depends of which method the vine uses to climb. Some climb by winding their stems around another object; others attach root-like holdfasts to their support. Still others have tendrils that can wrap around a slender pole or stake.

 

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Plant moonflowers around your garden obelisks. The Delaware Backyard Gardener writes about the moonflowers growing in her yard:

The vines are glorious this year and when the flowers open like time-lapse photography, it holds me rapt. The long, fat bud at the end of a slender stem starts out tightly twisted like a hand-made cigar. Pale, shimmering green against a backdrop of dark, heart-shaped leaves, it unfurls in slow motion.

As the folds begin to separate, the exterior splits into creamy green and white stripes. The narrow tip of the flower opens to a star shape, shyly spilling its ruffled edges like loose silk. Wider and wider the blossom grows, throwing off its reticence with each expansive breath until it glows purest white in the evening light.