Yellow is not a color often thought of for Clematis, but two graceful species add their large, rich yellow or golden flowers during the summer. The Golden Clematis, displays its lantern-shaped flowers in June and July followed by the Oriental Clematis blooming in August and September.

If yellow is your color, it is easy to see how planting a variety of yellow vines can extend the bloom time throughout all the seasons. Yellow, as a warm color, blends nicely with other yellow, gold, orange, peach, red and even green flowers and looks especially lovely with plants like Hostas that have variegated foliage containing yellow also. 

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.

Some of the yellow flowering vines are native plants, which are more naturally insect resistant, salt tolerant and have natural disease resistance. Three lovely native vines with yellow flowers are the yellow form of Hummingbird Vine, the Swamp Jessamine and Carolina Yellow Jessamine. The Carolina and Swamp Jessamines are dramatic in the garden because they bloom strongly in late fall, late winter, peaking in early Spring. These highly adaptable plants, with their lovely more delicate textures, can be grown in containers, over mailboxes, growing up downspouts and over and along fences as a groundcover.

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