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Climbing plant help!

9 replies

beanhead24 · 30/05/2016 22:08

I need something completely rampant that will grow up & cover a brick wall & some wooden trellis ASAP, hardy, evergreen, can survive in poor soil.

Pref not ivy as that can apparently wreck brickwork?

Any ideas? I am not a gardener AT ALL!!

Thank you!

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alicemalice · 30/05/2016 22:12

I recommend this one - grows incredibly quickly! It kept its leaves all last winter.

www.gardenseeker.com/climbing_plants/solanum_jasminoides_album.htm

traviata · 30/05/2016 22:45

just came on to say the same but the purple version;
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TuttiFrutti · 31/05/2016 15:16

I would recommend climbing hydrangea, otherwise known as hydrangea petiolaris.

We have one on a north-facing wall, where nothing else would really grow. It looks after itself, is a mass of bright green in the summer with beautiful white lace-like flowers.

The only downside is keeping it back. We have to give it a brutal trim every autumn. It is very fast-growing.

shovetheholly · 31/05/2016 15:29

Why the need for speed? I ask because if you wanted to conceal an ugly-as-sin wall to sell a house fast, then I'd recommend something like Virginia creeper (the really antisocial choice would be Russian Vine).

If it's something you want to keep for a longer time, however, I'd say: think about getting a couple of things, possibly an evergreen for winter interest and a flowering one for the summer. You can even get fruiting ones (the hardy kiwi). What works depends a lot on the aspect you have - a wisteria or rose will look splendid on a south-facing wall but may struggle in shade on a north-facing wall.

amysmummy12345 · 31/05/2016 15:31

Mile a minute clematis? X

amysmummy12345 · 31/05/2016 15:33

www.climbingplantsdirect.com/Product.asp?ProductRef=2863

alicemalice · 31/05/2016 16:13

Love the look of those clematis Amysmummy. Does that mean they'll stay green over the winter?

amysmummy12345 · 31/05/2016 16:20

I'm not too sure, I've seen them in a few friends and relatives gardens and they look lovely when flowering...

fiorentina · 31/05/2016 16:42

I have planted trachleospernum jasminoides and they've grown fast, are largely evergreen and scented. I love them. I also have Climbing hydrangea and jasmine officiale also grows fast but isn't evergreen. You can always grow in a large pot if soil is awful as long as you feed well?

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