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Growing a climber in a pot?

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Iambouddicca · 13/07/2025 07:34

Please can anyone recommended a climber which will cope with being grown in a container, in an exposed spot in full sun?
I’m looking for something hardy to grow up and hide an ugly post (for upstairs balcony) on my south facing patio… We live on the top of a hill so wind can be a real problem and as the post is free standing the plants don’t get the benefit of a wall.
I’d love something like a vine that might provide some shade in the future but I’m not sure how well this would cope?

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FuzzyPuffling · 13/07/2025 07:36

I have a grapevine in a pot. It doesn't flower or fruit, but the leaves are lovely. Of course it dies back in winter, but grows fast in summer.

Hop plants grow fast too, and the golden one is nice.

24HoursFromTulseHill · 13/07/2025 13:40

I've got star jasmine and climbing roses in pots. You just have to make sure they're deep enough - the person in the garden centre advised as wide as the depth of the pot it's sold in and as twice as deep.

There's also a hardy passion flower that will do ok in a pot.

You might need to put a vertical trellis or some cones up to give it more bits to cling to and tie it in to help protect from wind.

CortadoPlease · 13/07/2025 18:42

Came on to say Golden Hop. In hot summers you get some hops which are pretty, but really you grow it for the lime green foliage. It’s not evergreen.

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