Buginvillaea 
Queen’s Wreath 
Vines 
More and more are planters coming to understand and appreciate the value of “ground- 
covers” in many situations, either where a good sod is unobtainable or where vines covering the 
ground would be more attractive. Vines for this purpose are much used in the North, but the 
subjects that serve well there do not thrive in Florida under our tropical conditions. Following 
is a selected list of subjects of special interest and value for covering banks or partially shady 
ground or other situation where the moisture—either natural or artificial—is sufficient to keep 
them in a good growing condition until well established: Allamandas, Cissus, Doxantha, Eu- 
onymus. Climbing Fig, Gelsemium, Jacquemontia, Jasminum, Lonicera, Pyrostegia, Thunbergia, 
Lavender Lantana, etc. 
Trees, palms and shrubbery of course come first, as they form the framework of the garden 
picture, but more finish will be needed later and vines are very valuable for this purpose. On the 
home they serve to soften the sharp angles and lines of the building and by the very nature of 
their growth they become identified with the architecture of the structure itself, making it a more 
normal and intimate feature of the landscape. They help to make unsightly but usually necessary 
fences more tolerable, hiding their artificial and abnormal characteristics. By erecting a frame¬ 
work on which they can climb, they soon form a quick and efficient screen for unsightly views 
or buildings, and on pergolas, arbors, and the like, they are naturally invaluable. 
In planting they should be given the same consideration in respect to preparation of the 
ground and fertilizing as would be accorded any shrub. Around buildings they should not be 
planted in the drip of the eaves, as with our heavy rains and light soils, the earth is soon washed 
away from the roots, especially here in Florida. 
A very suitable planting arrangement, where one wants the vines to quickly shade a win¬ 
dow, is to erect a double inverted U-support of small pipe, elbows used at the turns, one “U” 
close to the house wall and window, the other farther out, and wire stretched between on which 
the vines can be trained. The ends of the pipe should be sunk in small concrete blocks to steady 
the supports. 
ANTIGONON [1] leptopus. Coral Vine, Pink Vine. 
Hardy. Mexico. This rapid growing vine while 
evergreen in South Florida is usually killed back 
to the ground in colder sections but will come 
again very quickly in the spring and make a 
beautiful show before the summer is over. Foli¬ 
age is large, heart-shaped, and quite thick and 
the long graceful racemes of heart-shaped pink 
flowers are very beautiful and last for a long 
time. Very vigorous in growth, it will climb 40 
feet in a single season and cover a large area. 
ARISTOLOCHIA [21 elegans. Dutchman’s Pipe. 
Sub-tropical. South America. One of the hand¬ 
somest of this unusual group, A. elegans is ever- 
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