9 Recommended Flowering Vines For Pergolas

JAKARTA – Shade plants or known as pergolas, usually for vehicle shade or a relaxing place behind or beside the house. If you are looking for living plant references to decorate your home area, here are references to flowering vines for pergolas.

1. Bougenville

Colorful flowering vines such as bougenville are often used as ornamental plants for fences. But it does not rule out the possibility of being used as a shade or pergola.

When it rises and blooms heavily, this plant makes the house look beautiful. Uniquely, bougainvillea flowers are resistant to hot weather.

2. Alamanda

Beautiful flowering vines, Alamanda, have a shape similar to a trumpet flower. The difference is, the size is smaller and the color of the flowers is yellow and pink.

Flowering vines, alamanda (Instagram/@Jardineiroamador)
3. Curtain creepers

Curtain creeper vines, also known as Lee Kwan Yew, have yellow-orange flowers. There are also white and pink ones. When fully bloomed, it will spread the fragrance. Can be used to decorate the canopy, iron fence, or pergola in your home.

4. Morning glory

The shape of the flower is difficult to distinguish from the butterfly pea flower. Although both are from different species, the color is the same, namely purplish blue.

5. Ivy

Want to create a home shade that grows fast, ivy can be an option. You can put it in the right location, such as fences and metal frames for vehicle shade.

6. Clematis

Another option for pergolas is vines and flowering plants called clematis. This plant can flower all year round and emit a fragrant aroma.

There are various colors of clematis flowers, including purple, pink, red, white, and yellow.

Clematis flowers for pergola (Instagram/@yuritlavender)
7. Flame of Irian

In contrast to the previous recommendation, the flame of irian flower hangs. This means that when planted for a pergola, the flowers will grow downwards and look beautiful.

8. Jasmine costa

Costal jasmine is purple when the flowers are in bud. When the flowers bloom, the color will turn white.

Illustration of jasmine costa flowering plant (Unsplash/Anton Marsimov juvnsky)
9. Wooly congea

Wooly congea is the scientific name of the flower known as the shower orchid. The flower color is sweet, white with purple and pink. When it starts to age, the color of the flowers turns gray.

From the recommended flowering vines above, which one would you most like to decorate your pergola with at home?