Don't know if this will help but my clematis Montana Rubens (vanilla scent) goes up and on our roof, morning sun, afternoon shade. My daughter has Montana Elizabeth (vanilla scent) going up and on their roof, morning shade afternoon sun but then we don't get temps over 80 most summers. I have a Montana Wilsonii that will completely cover my big lath house and this one fill the air with the scent of chocolate. Once they cover the shingles it's quite cool under the vine. DH pulls it off the roof after flowering every couple of years so the fallen leaves don't end up as a pile of compost on the shingles. Annette

I'd like to thank Crazy gardener, Pudge and Sazzyrose for their advice in this situation. Of the plants mentioned I have an excess of (if there is such a thing) Oriental Lillies and Sedums in the back yard. I think I'll transplant some to the south wall. I am in your debt. Thanks all for your input.

Marti, I purchased my tea bush at a local nursery (in the natives section) and I have seen it in a couple of other nurseries since then. Lucas, this is the hardiness info on melochia tomentosa from the dave's gardenweb site: Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F) Molly

That ranks up there with the concern that heat reflective window will cause your neighbors vinyl siding to warp and possibly melt.