best perennial vine for full sun andwind tolerance

I know next to nothing about vine, but I'd like to add some to our balcony. The balcony runs along an east west axis so any plants there are exposed to sun throughout the whole day (assuming it's sunny). It also can get quite windy from time to time. I'd like something that will last throughout the year, can tolerate a great deal of sun exposure but also does well with chilly evenings. We live in San Francisco's Potrero Hill area which benefits from more sun than most of teh city, but also cools off in the evening.
Any advice? Ruth

A jasmine vine would be nice. Here in San Diego they stay green all year, flower a good amount, are fairly drought tolerant and smell great (also no thorns)I'm not sure how your climate is there, but I might give it a try.

If you don't mind a few thorns, Bougainvillea would do great in that environment. Takes wind very well and can tollerate full-sun all day.

A few evergreen vines to consider for your situation in Sunset Zone 17. I'd plant the aggessive ones in a pot to keep them under control.

Cross Vine (Bignonia capreolata) variety Tangerine Beauty. Aggressive, attaches with tendrils and holdfast discs.

Violet Trumpet Vine (Clytostoma callistegioides). Aggressive, attaches with tendrils.

Silver Lace Vine (Fallopia baldschuanica). Fast growing and aggressive, will drop leaves below 20 F, heavy bloomer.

Jasmine Polyanthum aka Pink (Jasminum polyanthum). Moderate growing, lightly scented, well-behaved vine.

Wonga-Wonga Vine (Pandorea pandorana). Hardier than Pandorea jasminoides, well behaved, variety Golden Showers has pretty yellow flowers in spring.

For more ideas, see Vines under the section Guide To Plant Selection in the Sunset Western Garden Book.

Hi Ruth,
Not trying to second guess Mr. Frost (he is a pretty sharp guy) but check your area to see if there are many Bougainvillas around, you might get a little cold for them in winter. If you see some go for it. But there are other options. Clytostoma callistegioides or "Violet Trumpet Vine", Disticitus buccinatoria or "Blood Red Trumpet Vine", Gelsemium semperirens or "Carolina Jessamine" (yellow blooms), Lonicera "Honeysuckle" many different ones, and Wisteria. Those are some that come to my mind. Most are 'evergreen' but the Wisteria will loose all of its leaves, but the bloom in spring is difficult to beat.