What Plant Is a Vine With a Waxy Flower?

Shade-Tolerant

• Choose shade-tolerant vines for sites that receive a mix of sun and shade or less than six hours of direct sun each day. The Madagascar jasmine (Stephanotis floribunda) grows from 5 to 15 feet long. This tender perennial can be grown as an annual or in a container. It thrives in partial shade and has lustrous, thick evergreen foliage. Madagascar jasmine produces extremely aromatic clusters of waxy, tubular white flowers on new growth in summer.

  The cruel vine (Araujia sericifera) is hardy in zones 8 to 9 and can be grown as a tender annual or in containers. This fast-growing evergreen produces aromatic, waxy white to pink blossoms in summer that attract moths. It prefers light to filtered shade and moist soils.

For Full Sun

• Plant sun-loving vines in full-sun exposures. The trumpet vine (Campis radins) blooms in early summer with bright orange to red, trumpet-shaped, waxy flowers that attract hummingbirds. This North American native vine has lustrous green foliage and is hardy in zones 4 to 9. It climbs up to 35 feet and grows best in full sun.

  The New Guinea trumpet creeper (Tecomanthe dendrophila) blooms with waxy, dark-rose, white-throated blossoms that appear on old growth in summer. This perennial evergreen vine has glossy, plamate foliage and black stems. It climbs with twining stems and prefers full sun.

For Indoor Growing

• Some vine species are cultivated as houseplants, while some live indoors only in winter. The lipstick vine (Aeschynanthus lobbianus) is cultivated indoors as a house plant. This vine produces waxy, thick red blossoms in spring. It requires light to partial shade, moist, porous soils and a humid environment, though it needs less water in the winter. Lipstick vines grow up to 2 feet long.

  The passion flower (Passiflora caerulea) grows well outdoors on trellises or indoors in cooler weather. Passion flower vines produce extremely fragrant, waxy white, pink and purple blossoms. They grow to 15 feet and prefer full sun and well-drained soil. Passion flowers are hardy in zones 6 to 9 and require strong support when climbing.

Hoyas

• Several types of hoyas (Hoyas spp.) grow as vines. The wax flower (H. carnosa) produces white to pink flowers with waxy, fuzzy coronas. The wax plant (H. bicarinata) has shiny, thick foliage and blooms with fragrant, waxy white flowers. Hoyas grow well in light shade and well-drained, consistently moist soil. They require support when climbing and can tolerate temperatures to 40 degrees Fahrenheit when dormant. Hoyas grow best as container plants.