Add Charm with These Stunning Purple and White Flowering Vines

Looking to add vertical interest and pops of color to your garden? Purple and white flowering vines are a beautiful choice. The contrast of rich purple blooms against crisp white flowers creates an eye-catching display. These climbing plants also provide key benefits like privacy screening, erosion control and attracting pollinators.

In this article, we’ll highlight some of the best purple and white flowering vines to enhance your landscape. Whether growing on a trellis, arbor, or fence, these stunning climbers are sure to elevate your outdoor space.

Top Picks for Purple and White Flowering Vines

Here are some exceptional options when it comes to purple and white vining flowers:

  • Clematis – Large, showy blooms in shades of purple, lavender white and bicolor patterns. Great for training on supports. Thrives in zones 3-9.

  • Morning Glory – Delicate trumpet-shaped blooms in blue purple, white, and multi-hues. Quickly covers fences and arbors. Grows as an annual in zones 2-11.

  • Purple Hyacinth Bean – Striking purple stems and foliage with white bean-like flower clusters. Annual that grows 10-15 feet tall in zones 10-11.

  • Passion Flower – Exotic, intricate purple and white blooms. Perennial vine suitable for zones 6-10.

  • Mandevilla – Funnel-shaped blooms in red, pink, purple, and white. Tropical climber for zones 9-11.

  • Sweet Pea – Profuse clusters of fragrant purple, white, or bicolor blooms. Annual for zones 7-10.

  • Purple Bell Vine – Showy tubular purple flowers with white throats. Vigorous annual climber.

  • Purple Wisteria – Cascades of fragrant white, purple, or bicolor blooms in spring. Deciduous vine for zones 5-9.

Growing Tips

  • Provide sturdy support like a trellis or arbor for vines to climb.

  • Plant in well-draining soil enriched with compost.

  • Water regularly until established, then moderate watering is needed.

  • Prune occasionally to control growth and encourage new blooms.

  • Fertilize every few weeks during growing season.

  • Protect more tender vines from frost in cold climates.

Benefits of Flowering Vines

Beyond their visual beauty, flowering vines offer many bonuses:

  • Attract pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds

  • Create vertical interest and height

  • Provide privacy and hide unattractive views

  • Add color and soften hardscapes

  • Cover walls, fences, arbors, and pergolas

  • Prevent soil erosion on slopes

For an easy way to boost the charm factor in your garden, add a purple and white flowering vine. The dazzling colors and nonstop blooms from spring to fall make these climbers a standout choice for gardens of all sizes.

purple and white flower vine

Purple Snail Vine – snail shell-shaped blooms start out white and unfurl to purple-pink

FAQ

What climbing plant has purple and white flowers?

Wisteria is another popular purple-white climber well-known for its beautiful, long drooping clusters of blooms produced in abundance from spring through early summer followed by soft, velvety seed pods.

What is the name of the vine with purple flowers?

Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) Bougainvillea, this vibrant vine, is a real showstopper with its brilliant purple hues, and it’s a true gem I often recommend to gardeners aiming to brighten up their green spaces.

What is the invasive vine with purple flowers?

Five-Leaf Akebia (Akebia quinata) Though the five-leaf akebia (Akebia quinata) or chocolate vine has pretty flowers and fruit, it will overtake your garden if you are not careful. The chocolate-purple flowers are sweetly scented and intriguing.

What is a purple and white combination flower called?

Hosta ‘Fortunei Hyacinthina’ is a great option for white and purple flowers in a shady location. This perennial comes back bigger (and ready to divide) every spring. It flowers abundantly at the start of summer, with flowers lasting about a month. The bees will be all over the flowers.

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