Through investigating vertical greening plants on the campuses of Hainan University,it was found that there are 41 species vertical greening plants with excellent landscape effects,belonging to 36 genera and 20 families,among which 4 species are shrubs,33 liana and 4 gramineous plants.The current application situation of the vertical greening plants on the campuses was briefly analyzed in this study,and corresponding suggestions were put forward in view of the existing problems.