Thinking of adding a red flowering vine to your garden, but aren’t quite sure where to start? There are many different options to add a vine with red flowers, many of them that climb without much support. In this article, we look at our favorite red flowering vines to help you choose the best fit for your garden!
Crossvine
Crossvine is a brightly colored flowering vine with red blooms, and is a member of the Bignoniaceae family. This red flowering vine can grow to a massive size of 50 feet tall.
Crossvine leaves are bright green during the growing season. The foliage turns a reddish-purple color in the wintertime.
The trumpet-shaped flowers boast a deep orange-red color on the outside and flower from mid-spring to late summer. Ants and ruby-throated hummingbirds love the nectar found inside crossvine blooms.
Lipstick Plant
The lipstick plant is a vine with red flowers from the Gesneriaceae family. In their native habitat, lipstick plants tend to grow on top of other plants. They can even be grown inside as hanging basket plants.
They are also called Mona Lisa vines and boast brilliant red blooms that contrast well with deep-green leaves all year round. There are also Aeschynanthus rastas with twisting leaves with dark crimson flowers.
The stunning plant is easy to take care of as long as it has enough light to thrive. Direct sunlight can easily overwhelm the vine, but not enough light will cause leaves to drop. Be careful to avoid overwatering, which tends to encourage fungal issues and root rot.
Red Cypress Vine
This tropical vine with red flowers is native to Central and South America, but it grows very well in Texas. The red cypress vine produces loose leaves and hundreds of tubular red flowers to feast your eyes on.
The plant’s star-shaped flowers are a favorite of pollinators, and it is even called a Hummingbird Flower in some parts of the world. It will grow in any kind of soil and can survive short dry periods.
The vine grows very quickly, and you might get to enjoy new blooms in a short span of forty-five days. Seeding is simple because the red cypress vine practically seeds itself once you have established it.