Vines with white flowers can lighten up darker parts of the garden to enliven outdoor living spaces. White flowers blend easily with all of the other cool colors: blue, pink, lavenders and purples, and works equally well with the warm or hot colors of red, orange and yellow. Growing several different types of white flowering vines can extend the bloom, adding the vertical accent color throughout the landscape in the spring, summer and fall. Many of these vines also have lovely fall color, fruits and berries.

Two white flowering vines that might not immediately come to mind since the species is more often associated with other bloom colors are Japanese Wisteria 'Alba' and Jackman Hybrid Clematis varieties. 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.

Also well worth mentioning is a little known, outstanding ornamental vine called Chinese Hydrangea. While Chinese Hydrangea is only distantly related to true Hydrangeas, it is a connoisseur's plant with immense 10 to 12" white blooms.

Two interesting native vines with white flowers are American Bittersweet with its beautiful red, orange or yellow berries in the fall, and Virginsbower, which flowers from July through September.

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