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Annual vines and climbers |
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Annual climbing plants
are popular for
their beautiful and long lasting flower displays.
All other plants are
perennial!
Kiwi (Actinidia)
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popular for their fruit and beautiful foliage. |
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Kiwi Vines
Actinidia |
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Akebia
Akebia quinata // trifoliata
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The Akebia
(Akebia) is a relatively unknown twining climber, but is much appreciated
for its filigree leaves and long-lasting foliage.
The Dutchman's Pipe
(Aristolochia)
is an easy to care for twining climber, and is
appreciated for its large leaves. It can be used for screening or grown as a
green roof, however, it can also transform downpipes and lightning
conductors! |
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Dutchman's Pipe Vine
Aristolochia macrophylla
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Trumpet Vine
Campsis
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The Trumpet Vine
(Campsis) is popular for its exotic flowers and vigorous growth.
The Bittersweet
(Celastrus)
is used for its strong growth habit and yellow
autumn colouring. Decorative berries in winter!
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Bittersweet
Celastrus
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Clematis
Clematis
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The
Clematis (Clematis) is a climber popular for its flowers.
There are differences between the hardy native species, their selections and
the hybrids with large flowers.
The Skogholm
Bearberry (Cotoneaster)
is used as a groundcover, but is also very
suitable for façade greening with its long, evergreen and cascading trains.
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Skogholm Bearberry
Cotoneaster dammeri "Skogholm"
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Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei
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The Wintercreeper
(Euonymus) has a rather weak growth habit and can replace the English Ivy
for greening wall bases eg to prevent damages to buildings.
English Ivy (Hedera)
is very popular for its evergreen foliage and its
ability to cover entire walls.
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English Ivy
Hedera
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Hops
Humulus lupulus
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Hops (Humulus)
is an extremely fast-growing twiner and can cover extensive areas quickly,
it does not need expensive growth supports and will not cause building
damages.
The Climbing
Hydrangea (Hydrangea) is popular for its self-clinging growth habit and
also for its white peripheral flowers. |
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Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea petiolaris
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Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
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The
Winter-flowering Jasmine (Jasminum)
delights with winter flowers, which can be used as cut flowers. It is also
suitable for cascading over walls.
Honeysuckle Vines (Lonicera)
are popular for their flowers and fragrance,
however they are very fussy in terms of position and water provision. |
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Honeysuckle Vines
Lonicera
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Evergreen Honeysuckle
Lonicera henryi
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The Evergreen
Honeysuckle (Lonicera
henryi) is a popular climber for its wintergreen foliage and can be used for
screenings, enclosures and similar, as well as for façade greening.
The Boston Ivy
(Parthenocissus tricuspidata),
a self-clinging climber, is much appreciated for
its ability to cover large areas quickly. No need for growth supports and a
beautiful red autumn colouring make it even more popular. |
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Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
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Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
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The Virginia
Creeper or American Ivy (Parthenocissus
quinquefolia) is a moderate to good self-clinging climber well-known for its
beautiful leaf shape and autumn colour.
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Thicket Creeper
(Parthenocissus inserta) resembles the Virginia Creeper like one egg
another, however it is not a self-clinging climber, which opens up new
opportunities in façade greening. |
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Thicket Creeper
Parthenocissus inserta
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Wild Grapes
Vitis berlandieri / riparia
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Various
Wild Grapes
(Vitis berlandieri / riparia) have extremely good growth and “genuine” grape
leaves. They are easy to care for and suitable for decorative purposes.
The Silver Lace
Vine (Polygonum)
is popular due to its extreme growth habit,
covering large areas fast. |
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Silver Lace Vine
Polygonum auberti
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Firethorn
Pyracantha
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The Scarlet
Firethorn
(Pyracantha) can be easily espaliered, it delights with its decorative fruit
and is evergreen.
Climbing Roses (Rosae)
are perfect for walls! Apart from the greenery,
they also produce delightful flowers and, above all, cause no building damages. |
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Climbing Roses
Rosae
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Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus
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The Blackberry
(Rubus fruticosus) is a favourite plant to fence in gardens with its lush
growth, thorns and almost evergreen foliage. It also makes good espaliers.
The Wisteria
(Wisteria)
is popular for its abundance of flowers and
vigorous growth as a twining climber. Has been used in Asian garden art for
centuries. |
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Wisteria
Wisteria
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Espalier Fruit
Verschiedene
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Espalier
Fruit is based on century
old traditions, but requires professional know-how, high maintenance and
belongs therefore to the domain of enthusiasts.
The
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera)
brings magic southern flair to walls, and is of
course a favourite for its delicious fruit.
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Grapevine
Vitis vinifera
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Characteristics of climbing plants
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Self-clinging climbers or stickers
like the English Ivy and some Wild Grapes don't need a growth support
system, as they develop adhesive stem roots. Nevertheless, some climbing
support where plants can attach themselves to may be useful.
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Twiners or lianas love wire ropes
and rods around which their main stem can twine and climb up like a
corkscrew.
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Climbers with Stem-Tendrils such as the European Grape (and e.g. the
Boston Ivy) develop flexible tendrils from their stems with which they grasp
and curl themselves around thin supports such as wires nearby. |
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Climbers with Leaf-Tendrils such as the
Clematis, curl their leaf stems around nearby wires or other thin supports.
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Scramblers
such as the Climbing Rose and Blackberry entangle themselves with their long
and often thorny branches with each other and/or with nearby, readily
installed rods, wires or similar, onto which they need to be tied.
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Shrubs like Firethorn, Winter-flowering Jasmine and wall-fruit are not
climbing plants as such, but are easily espaliered by fastening them onto
the supports. |
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