A wall climbing flower that dosen't attract bees?

My house faces north and south. My back patio is great to sit out on, but in the evening the setting sun blinds the patio.


I live in Texas so shade is better in the summer time.





I would like to put up a latice fence from the patio to the roof of the patio on the West side, effectivly creating a wall.


However if I%26#039;m going to sit outside I don%26#039;t want a bunch of bees to be attracted to the flowers I have crawling up the fence.


Any suggestions???

A wall climbing flower that dosen%26#039;t attract bees?
Rethink your aversion to bees. I do all I can to attract them because we need the pollinators. Honey bees are in big trouble now, they%26#039;re dying!





I%26#039;ve walked through rows of white flowering garlic, which seems to attract every stinging insect for miles around, and was never stung. They were too busy to even notice me





Just don%26#039;t disturb their nests.
Reply:Bees see from yellow on through blue and beyond into the UV. They do not see red so red flowers are less likely to attract bees as a primary pollinator. Bees have short tongues so they like flat, composite flowers like a marigold or daisy. You need a trumpet throated flower that attracts hummingbirds or butterflies.


Hummingbird vive (Campsis radicans %26#039;Oconee%26#039;) zone 4-9


http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/big/cam...


http://www.pbase.com/hjsteed/campsis_rad...





Glory Bower vines (Clerodendrum)


http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/6028...


http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/publication...


Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens %26#039;Cedar Lane%26#039;) zone 3-9


If fragrance is important look at Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_...


Queen%26#039;s wreath (Antigonon Leptopus) zone 10


http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2050...


http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/a...


Campsis x tagliabuana kudian zone 4-10


http://www.prideofplaceplants.com/vines/...
Reply:The whole POINT of a flower is to attract a small flying pollinator to help with pollination.





That being said, some are more attractive than others to bees. Clematis might be a good pick.
Reply:I don%26#039;t see bees on my clematis much, but I think bees are attracted to pretty much any flower. Anyhow, busy bees don%26#039;t even know you are around. I used to sit under my English Laural while it was in bloom and watch all the bees and butterflies just working away. I%26#039;d rather be near a hive of busy bees then even one that is just wandering with nothing to do except browse and take sips of my soda.



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