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Climbing
plants may clamber over a support (climbing rose), twine
up a slender support (hop, honeysuckle), or grasp the
support by special processes such as adventitious aerial
roots (English ivy, poison ivy, trumpet creeper),
tendrils (see tendril), hook-tipped leaves (gloriosa
lily, rattan), or stipular thorns (catbrier). Some
climbing plants when not supported become trailing
plants (English ivy).
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Clematis |
| This popular climber will even
wind its way through a drab tree, poking vivid flowers between the
branches. There are so many varieties (at least 300) it is possible
to have a clematis in flower for most of the year.
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| Most clematis are deciduous,
the exception being the tender "armandii",
and "cirrhosa
balearica", a native of the Balearic islands;
these have attractive evergreen foliage and dainty flowers
which make an attractive feature in the winter garden. |
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Climbing
Roses |
| Ideal for
training up virtually any structure be it an Arch,
Obelisk, Pergola, around a cottage' front door, a wall,
fence or just a simple trellis, even through trees these
varieties will be clothed in bloom. You just can't beat
them for the vibrance of colour, scent and sheer number
of blooms through out the season. |
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Honeysuckle |
| The stunning honeysuckle
combine trumpet-shaped flowers from July to September
with a heady scent. In hot summers these are followed
by small, red berries. Handsome blue-green leaves
provide valuable all-year cover for a pergola or
boundary wall. An excellent and unusual climber for a
cottage-style garden.
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Passion
Flowers |
| Passion
flowers, despite their tropical and delicate appearance
are tough at heart, and easy to grow. They are actually
hardy plants that freeze in Winter but grow back
annually. Flowering from Summer to early Autumn, Passion
flowers produce masses of blooms two to three inches
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Wisteria |
| Wisteria's
are beautiful deciduous climbers with lovely fragrance
and spectacular hanging flowers. The twining stems
grow in a clockwise manner, keep this in mind when
training as a lot of energy can be wasted by the
plant when trying to undo itself from a
anticlockwise direction. |
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Climbing
Fuchsia 'Lady
Boothby' |
| This IS the
World's only climbing fuchsia! Lady Boothby was bred from
an original Brazilian species in 1939 and named after the
founder of the British Fuchsia Society. Bright two-tone
flowers adorn its red stems that stop at nothing when it
comes to climbing! Provide a little support and it'll
clothe trellis, arches wall and fences in no time at all.
Apart from being extremely vigorous it's also
exceptionally hardy, so you can look forward to repeat
performances from Fuchsia Lady Boothby year after year. |
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Climbing
Petunia |
| Impress your
neighbours with this stunning new easy to grow petunia.
Not only will Petunia Tidal Wave climb (and boy will it
climb!) but it will also cascade beautifully from baskets
and pouches. Masses of 4 inch blooms in purple, silver and
pink simply clothe any structure - high or low! |
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Star Jasmine
- Trachelospermum jasminoides |
| An attractive
woody, evergreen climber with rich, dark green leaves
which turn bronze in winter. Clusters of fragrant, pure
white flowers are produced from mid- to late summer. It is
best grown against a warm, sunny wall in milder areas or
in a greenhouse or conservatory in areas prone to severe
frosts. |
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Kolomikta Vine
- Actinidia 'kolomikta' |
| A striking
deciduous climber, grown mainly for its heart-shaped,
deeply veined leaves which have splashes of pink and white
on the tips, as if they've been dipped in paint. The
flowers, which appear in early summer are white and
fragrant. This unusual, overlapping foliage looks
marvellous on a sunny, protected wall. The variegation
appears mostly on the upper-most sections of the plant and
is often not apparent on young plants. |
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Chocolate Vine
- Akebia quinata |
| A very pretty
and hardy climber, this has beautiful maroon-chocolate
flowers which have an exotic spicy fragrance with a hint
of vanilla, and appear in spring. They stand out against
the bright green, three-lobed leaves, which have a purple
tinge in winter. This unusual semi-evergreen climber is
excellent for training over low walls or up a trellis, and
in a warm summer, large sausage-shaped fruit can form. |
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Climbing
Hydrangea |
| A star plant,
this climbing Hydrangea thrives in some of themost shady,
inhospitable areas of the garden. Slow to establish, it
will eventually romp along a wall or fence, clinging by
aerial roots. Its almost heart-shaped, dark green leaves
turn yellow in autumn, and masses of showy, lacy, white
flowerheads appear in late spring and early summer. |
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