Several red flowering vines are native plants, which are more naturally insect resistant, salt tolerant and have natural disease resistance. The two most well known native vines that flower red are Common Trumpetcreeper and Coral Honeysuckle. Both vines are lovely additions to the home garden and they both strongly attract hummingbirds. A number of selections of named cultivars have been chosen to add a wider range of red colors and bloom time  For the Hummingbird Vine the named cultivars include 'Crimson Trumpet' that is a glowing, pure red and 'Oconee', a large flowered red that tolerates the south's heat well. Coral Honeysuckle's cultivars include 'Cedar Lane' with deep vermilion red blooms, 'Leo' with red to orange-red flowers, and 'Magnifica' with large red flowers with yellow interiors that flower sporadically all summer with adequate soil moisture. A less well known red flowering, native vine is the Scarlet or Texas Clematis, Clematis texensis, a tough and sturdy summer and Autumn flowering plant that extends the bloom time greatly.

To list of vines with red flowers would be complete without discussing Clematis. This list of cultivars would include the more widely known Jackman Hybrid selections, such as 'Crimson Star' and the outstanding work of new European breeding that is bringing new double-flowered varieties and selections with ruffled edges to the petals. 

The vines can be grown on trellises, fences and pergolas, around patios and decks, under trees, and directly on walls.  Most of these vines grow well with average soil moisture and partial shade, though some can take full shade or full sun giving the home gardener more options for use in the landscape.

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