
Climbing plants can be used anywhere: to cover a wall, decorate a pergola, hide a fence or make a screen of plants that covers a trellis and acts as a partition, the possibilities are endless.
There are several types of climbing plants:
- those that attach themselves to a wall by small spikes (ivy,virginia creeper or climbing hydrangea...)
- those that attach themselves to a trellis by tendrils (clematis...),
- those that need to be attached to their support manually (such as the kiwi, roses and jasmine). This last group are the easiest to keep under control.
It is important to choose the right climbing plant for the job. To create a screen go for the evergreen varieties. For a decorative effect choose a mixture of flowering climbers.Finally , climbers might be the ideal solution for ground cover notably ivy which is perfect for those shady areas of your garden.
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Aralia Ivy 'Variegata'
Aralia x lizei 'Variegata' |
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Evergreen | -10°C | |
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Clematis 'armandii'
Clematis 'armandii' |
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Evergreen | -10°C | |
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Clematis 'Dr Ruppel'
Clematis 'Dr Ruppel' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Clematis 'Ernest Markham'
Clematis 'Ernest Markham' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Clematis 'Mme Lecoultre'
Clematis 'Mme Lecoultre' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Clematis 'Pink Champagne'
Clematis 'Pink Champagne' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Clematis 'Pink Fantasy'
Clematis 'Pink Fantasy' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Clematis Sunset
Clematis Sunset |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Clematis 'The President'
Clematis 'The President' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Climbing Hydrangea
Hydrangea Petiolaris |
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Deciduous | -25°C | |
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English rose Claire Austin
Rosa x Claire Austin |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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English rose Falstaff Climbing
Rosa x Falstaff Climbing |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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English rose St. Swithun Climbing
Rosa x St. Swithun Climbing |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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English rose Teasing Georgia Climbing
Rosa x Teasing Georgia Climbing |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Dipladenia Lutéva Red
Dipladenia |
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Evergreen | +10°C | |
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Dipladenia Sanderi Pink
Dipladenia |
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Evergreen | +10°C | |
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Dipladenia Sanderi White
Dipladenia |
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Evergreen | +10°C | |
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Ivy common
Hedera helix |
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Evergreen | -25°C | |
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Ivy 'Elegantissima'
Hedera helix 'Elegantissima' |
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Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ivy 'Glacier'
Hedera helix 'Glacier' |
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Evergreen | -15°C | |
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Ivy 'Green ripple'
Hedera helix 'Green Ripple' |
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Evergreen | -23°C | |
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Ivy 'Parsley Crested'
Hedera helix 'Parsley Crested' |
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Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Ivy variegated Persian
Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata' |
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Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Jasmine, Arabian
Jasminum sambac |
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Evergreen | -5°C | |
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Jasmine, Italian
Jasminum humile 'Revolutum' |
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Evergreen | -9°C | |
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Jasmine, Madagascar
Stephanotis floribunda |
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Evergreen | +10°C | |
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Jasmine, Primrose
Jasminum mesnyi |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Jasmine, red
Jasminum beesianum |
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Deciduous to semi-evergreen | -12°C | |
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Jasmine, Rose
Jasminum X stephanense |
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Evergreen | -15°C | |
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Jasmine, star
Trachelospermum jasminoïdes |
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Evergreen | -19°C | |
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Jasmine, white
Jasminum officinalis |
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Semi-evergreen | -12°C | |
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Jasmine, winter
Jasminum nudiflorum |
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Deciduous | -15°C | |
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Kiwi, hardy
Actinidia arguta 'Issai' |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Kiwi plant self fertile
Actinidia chinensis |
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Deciduous | -12°C | |
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Passion Flower, Blue
Passiflora cærulea |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Passion Flower, 'Perfume passion'
Passiflora x belotii Perfume passion |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Rose 'Albo Plena Lady Banks'
Rosa banksiae 'Albo Plena' |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Rose 'Lutea Lady Banks'
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Rose 'Mermaid'
Rosa 'Mermaid' |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Rose 'Rosea Lady Banks'
Rosa banksiae 'Rosea' |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Veitchii Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii' |
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Deciduous | -12°C | |
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Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis |
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Deciduous | -12°C |

