Annuals

• Annual vines require planting each year but they are fast-growing and versatile. Climbing Gloxinia has white, pink or purple flowers and is ideal for containers, either growing up a support or hanging over the container edge. Hyacinth bean vines resemble pea plants with decorative purple-tinged pods following white or purple pea-like flowers. Morning glory comes in a variety of colors including purple and grows up supports or as a ground cover.
  
  

Tender Perennials

• These vines grow as perennials in tropical climates, but in seasonal climates they cannot survive the winter and grow as annuals. Cup and Saucer vine, or Cathedral Bells, have reddish purple flowers in the shape of cups resting in green bracts that look like saucers, giving the vine its name. Passion flower vine has brilliant, exotic-looking red or reddish-purple flowers. Purple bell vine features deep purple, trumpet-shaped flowers and heart-shaped leaves.
  
  

Perennials

• Perennial vines are woody or herbaceous and remain from year to year but may take a season or two to become established. Fiveleaf Akebia produces clusters of small purple flowers and is one of easiest vines to train along a wire. Bougainvillea flower clusters have tissue-paper-thin, decorative bracts, in pink, red, orange or purple. Clematis is a popular ornamental vine, available in many varieties and hybrids. It produces copious numbers of large, richly colored --and often purple -- flowers. Wisteria vine has characteristic purple flower clusters, typically seven to 12 inches long, but Japanese wisteria produces flower clusters up to 3 feet long.
  
  

Shade-Loving Vines

• It is often difficult to find flowering plants that do well in shade, and vines are no exception. However, there are some flowering vines that do thrive in shade. Both clematis and wisteria vines produce many flowers and need shade or partial shade. Coincidentally, the most common color for both these vines is purple. Other vines that do well in cold climates but need sun, such as bougainvillea, may thrive in shade in warmer climates.