Best climbing plants for a beginner planter with summer-long flowers

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Totally beginner here.

But what are your favourite or your prettiest climbing plants/flowers?

I just purchased a planter with a trellis at the back and want to plant something super pretty that’ll flower throughout the spring summer? Does that actually exist!

I’ve got some clematis growing up my fence which is just about to flower. Could be an option? But I’m no expert & keen to know others thoughts as I have an ugly neighbour fence that I’d like to grow things up to hide! 😂

They’re annuals but we’ve had great success with morning glory (grown from seed and then more seeds harvested from last years plants).

Amazing thank you!

Oooo I’ll have a look into these! Sorry about the ugly fence haha

Agree on clematis, how about passion flower?

Buy the biggest you can afford. The little ones in supermarkets etc take ages to get established.

How about Black Eyed Suzy? An annual but she will flower all summer for you.

I came on to say that. I was slightly unimpressed to be given one last year as I didn't really have space, but my goodness was it impressive. Grew all along my trellis and flowered until frost. I will definitely get one this year.

They’re tender, I had no luck at all with them when I lived in Yorkshire as the frost-free season wasn’t long enough. They are lovely though, worth a try.

An obvious choices is sweet peas - not too late to start some from seed, and/or you can buy seedlings.

@HarryVanderspeigleThey are fantastic and never ever disappointed me.

https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChsSEwi9otmR6sqTAxW0nVAGHSC0H3MYACICCAEQUBoCZGc&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4a3OBhCHARIsAChaqJO_LGR_L1s1iY0ScJzLMqsheNJRAEwnoaqZ1VWiOutpPOwpWMxgshgaAhgeEALw_wcB&sph=&ei=rxrMaZjJL5OihbIPq76YuQM&cce=2&sig=AOD64_2QJyMunFkKSUXtx_JeLkXa5z_0wQ&ctype=5&q=&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjY3NKR6sqTAxUTUUEAHSsfJjcQwg8oAHoFCAwQjQE&adurl= My neighbour has this, it grows really fast and looks quite pretty.

I threw down a packet of nasturtium seeds in a bed down the back of the garden a couple of years ago. Forgot all about them, and lo and behold they are so prolific and despite being annual, come back every year from the seeds left after they've died down. Now there is a lot of big foliage for sure, but they are amazingly easy and foolproof and if trained up a wall/trellis will cover it in no time.

I also throw down the morning glory. They can be hit and miss, but when they hit, they are great.

Echo the Passion flower too. I've one in a pot growing against the shed. Totally neglected and it is just magnificent. I really don't know how it has survived. Evergreen in Winter too.

I'm not a fan of clematis, but each to their own.

If you get the right variety, honeysuckle can look reasonably pretty (though not the most showy), but can smell absolutely amazing! They aren't all the same though, we have some that don't smell particularly, but there's one that grows near our berry bushes and in Summer, it wafts the most heavenly scent around the garden whenever I'm out picking them! No idea what sort it is though I'm afraid. Also they are very vigorous, so will grow fast and be hard to kill!

And yes, black-eyed Susan (thunbergia) is lovely too, gorgeous bright colours - red, orange, yellow, and long flowering. But you do have to replace them every year. (I need to get some planted!)

Another vote for clematis here. Montana seems pretty hardy.

I've planted clematis, honeysuckle, jasmine and wisteria. Unfortunately they take some time to get established so two years on I'm still waiting for my fence to have a lovely coverage.

How deep is the planter? That may limit your choice?

Nasturtium Cherry Rose is very easy, vigorous and extremely colourful. You will get lots of flowers very quickly.

Clematis wise I would suggest a montana because they are less likely to suddenly die on you like so many other clematis.

I must be the only person to have killed at least 3/4 Montana's over the years...

Jasmine

I love clematis Montana but I’m not sure it’d be the best bet for this situation. It’s so very vigorous, and flowers late spring/early summer after which it needs pruning - so IME it’s quite hard to combine with other plants flowering through the rest of the summer.

Nasturtiums, sweet peas, black eyed Susan.

I had a gorgeous pink one a couple of years ago which wove beautifully through a white climbing rose.