Vines for clay soil

[claudia]

Does anybody can recommend a vine that will grow in heavy clay soil? I need to close a big fence but I am not willing to amend the soil.

Thanks

[jerry_friedman]

Google suggests that silverlace vine (Russian vine, mile-a-minute vine, Polygonum aubertii) and some honeysuckles (sempervirens, periclymenum, hispidula) might work. I don't have any experience with growing them in clay, though.

-- Jerry Friedman

[David E. Ross]

I believe that neither ivy (genus Hedera) nor grapes are fussy about soils.

[Persephone]

Gwacious! Why do you think the French (and now the U.S.) are so choosy about the type of soil Wine Grape "x" grows in! That's supposed to be practically the #1 factor for winemakers. Maybe the grapes aren't "fussy" but the vintners certainly are!

Persephone

[David E. Ross]

Although soils are indeed important, good wine is more determined by climate than by soils. For table grapes, however, soils are generally not really important. In any case, I was responding to a question about growing a vine on a fence, not about viticulture.

[Rick Yerke]

Boston Ivy

[Rob]

"claudia" wrote in news:1174401624.381780.291710 @y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

Clematis paniculata grows like a weed in my clay soil.

[Jangchub]

I have nice clay soil and I have several vines which do very well.

C. paniculata (already mentioned) Campsis radicans 'Flava' aka Trumpet vine Passiflora aka Passion flower, all varieties do well in clay Mascagnia macroptera aka Butterfly vine

There are so many it is hard to name a fraction. I have these above and I live in USDA Zone 8b, Texas

[dr-solo]

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