19 of the Best Vines for Vibrant Summer Color

With their unique, climbing habit, vines are the perfect plants for adding vertical interest with bright summer colors to the garden.

Most are fast growing, and their clinging or twining tendrils and handsome, lush foliage quickly covers and softens upright structures such as arbors, fences, porches, and patio privacy screens.

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They also add a beautiful variety of flowers, with bright, bold color, fascinating shapes, and often a sweet fragrance as well – perfect for attracting important and interesting pollinators like bats, bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

And many are herbivore resistant as well, unappealing to the likes of deer, rabbits, and squirrels.

Some have good cold hardiness and can withstand freezing temperatures, while many are frost tender.

But they’re as easily cultivated in containers as in the ground.

Potted lianas also climb robustly and can be pruned back to a manageable size to overwinter indoors, so they can be enjoyed in any climate.

Lush, fast-growing, and with perfumed, colorful flowers… Is your patio, pergola, or porch in need of some exciting vining interest this year? Then let’s climb into our roundup of 19 vines for vibrant summer color!

Here’s a quick preview of all of our picks that made the list:

A favorite for crafts and dried flower arrangements, American bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a high-climbing perennial that gives a long season of interest.

The flowers are mostly insignificant, but the berries are bright and beautiful.

In June, small greenish-white flowers arrive that become drooping