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Evergreen climber?

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ndo4000 · 06/05/2019 07:15

Newbie here!

Can anyone recommend an evergreen climber to grow on the front of my ugly house? It is east facing so lots of sun in the morning.

Thank you!!

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HippyHobbitHumper · 06/05/2019 07:54

Clematis armandii or Trachelospermum jasminoides? I have both and they do well with morning sun.

Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica 'Halliana') is semi evergreen. It's supposed to like "its head in the sun and feet in the shade," but the whole thing gets lots of morning sun in my garden and is quite happy. It stayed green throughout winter; then I am in the mild south.

ndo4000 · 06/05/2019 14:49

Thank you @HippyHobbitHumper! I'll check out all of those.

I also saw this on a house earlier. Anybody able to identify it?

Evergreen climber?
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Nibblets · 06/05/2019 15:08

Looks like the plant mentioned by @HippyHobbitHumper - Trachelospermum jasminoides. It grows really well over our garage - and the scent is fantastic when it blossoms.

ndo4000 · 06/05/2019 21:42

Amazing! Thank you both!!

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Trethew · 07/05/2019 08:55

Pileostegia viburnoides and Hydrangea seemanii are both evergreen and self-clinging. Both fine on east wall

AndwhenyougetthereFoffsomemore · 07/05/2019 08:57

Trachelospermum is a great shout - gorgeous scented flowers, nice glossy evergreen leaves with some colour change too. It is slow growing though so worth buying reasonably established plants if you want o get coverage reasonably fast, and they can be pricey.

HippyHobbitHumper · 07/05/2019 10:20

Yes we did get quite a large star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides) to begin with, in a 3L pot.

Talk about slow growing, my Hydrangea seemanii hasn't done much in two years since it was planted (bought in a 7.5L pot). Apologies for all the sayings, but apparently it's 'first year sleeping, second year creeping, third year leaping" for a climbing hydrangea so I'm hopeful it'll get going soon.

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