Climber advice please

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I would like to add a climber around my sitting room window. It'll need to be planted in a tall narrow planter and grow up trellises. I live in a very windy coastal area, I think the wall faces South-West, getting afternoon-evening sun.

Ideally I'd love to have something native and either evergreen or has some autumn/winter interest, and that I could grow sweetpeas up in the summer. It can't be too bushy either as we walk past there to get to/from our cars, and dh will just complain.

I've added a very artistic diagram, but I promise the trellis will not be as wonky as illustrated!

Any ideas/advice gratefully received!

Honeysuckle might work. Nice scent, too. Not sure about the winter interest as I don't have one in my garden currently but I think some have berries on in winter. I would probably (if possible) put 2 in, either side and train them to eventually meet in the middle.

My first thought was Clematis (Montana is fast growing and I have a couple growing successfully in containers - or Virginia Creeper (year round interest but no flowers).

Trachelospermum Jasminoides - evergreen. It copes well with being planted in a container. Choose the biggest container you can and I'd be tempted to put in some kind or irrigation system as the wind combined with it being South ish facing will mean it needs a lot of water.

I’m another worried about whether there will be sufficient water.
Garden centres sell powder to mix with compost that bulks up to gel blobs & helps keep moisture in the container.
Also get palest exterior coloured container or paint it white lol, many plants like honeysuckle & clematis famously like cool roots so prob steer clear of those.
Think your best bet could be Jasmine, there are several new coloured & keep some leaves thro winter. It maybe a bit cheaper & easier than Trachelospermum suggested above.
Just remembered Daphnes, which are defo evergreen & can find some variegated, best scent ever in winter.

I was going to say Trachelospermum Jasminoides as well.

Is there no way it can get in the ground? Even with very significant efforts from you throughout its entire life which is exactly what this will need plants and containers especially getting afternoon sun will struggle for not only moisture but also nutrients and root space. Will you really genuinely consistently for the rest of its life be able to provide it a consistent supply of nutrition and moisture year in year out?

Clematis Armandii is evergreen (although obviously not native) and its almond scented flowers come out in March, which is great for early interest. Just put a split pot upside down over the base of the plant to shade it. I have one on a east facing wall that thrives in a large container.

Wisteria is lovely but very slow to give you flowers.

Winter Jasmine is a robust plant that flowers in January and likes the sun, so that could be a contender.

You've all shared similar plants to ones I was considering - winter jasmine, honeysuckle and virginia creeper. And my worries about water and maintenance, although I do love pottering so hopefully I would manage to keep whatever I choose happy and alive!

I'd forgotten about daphnes, I'll have a look at those now.

Any thoughts on training vibernum opulus up the wall? I know it's not a climber, but very beneficial to wildlife and fairly hardy. I have some in the back garden but I tend to just leave them to it for the most part so far and havent tried shaping/training them at all.

I would love wisteria, but I think it's too much of a thug for the space and conditions.

I'd think if the roots were constrained by a pot, a wisteria couldn't get too big.

@KiposWonderbeasts I hadn't thought of that. Interesting thought. Not native or as beneficial for wildlife, but stunning 😍