Gardening in partial shade, where plants receive filtered but little or no direct sun, doesn't have to be frustrating. Some vines will tolerate relatively low light, and a few actually thrive in it. With few exceptions shade-tolerant vines will do best in well-drained, relatively fertile soil. Flowering vines that flourish in these shady areas may also do well in a variety of soil conditions including wet soil, moist soil, or dry soil. Vines can be grown on trellises and pergolas, around patios and decks, under trees, and directly on walls.

Some of the vines for shady gardening conditions are native plants which frequently have increased disease resistance, and are more insect resistant and salt tolerant. The list of vines with shade tolerance is more extensive that vines that can only grow in either full shade or full sun and includes many more popular, flowering vines. The best known native vines are American Bittersweet, American Wisteria, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle and Hummingbird Vine. These vines are tolerant of a wide range of sun, shade and moisture needs.

Many people think that Clematis have to grow in full sun in order to flower fully, but that is not true. Some shade is just as good and maybe even better. As the flowering vines that is probably the best known by home gardeners, the Clematis needs to be given much more credit. Having been hybridized extensively, the Clematis flower in every color and will tolerant just about any condition but water logged soil, often jokingly referred to as wet feet. 

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