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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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Bougainvillea 'Sanderiana'
Bougainvillea glabra 'Sanderiana' |
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Evergreen | -5°C | |
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Clematis 'armandii'
Clematis 'armandii' |
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Evergreen | -10°C | |
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Clematis 'Black Tea'
Clematis 'Black Tea' |
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Deciduous | -15°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 'John Howells®'
Clematis 'John Howells®' |
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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 'Multiblue'
Clematis 'Multiblue' |
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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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Dipladenia Sanderi Red
Dipladenia |
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Evergreen | +10°C | |
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Honeysuckle 'Goldflame'
Lonicera heckrottii Goldflame |
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Semi-evergreen | -15°C | |
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Honeysuckle 'Hall's prolific'
Lonicera japonica Hall's prolific |
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Semi-evergreen | -15°C | |
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Honeysuckle Tellmanniana
Lonicera Tellmanniana |
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Deciduous | -20°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 'La Sevillana®' Meigekanu
Rosa 'La Sevillana®' |
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Evergreen | -20°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 'Pierre de Ronsard®'
Rosa 'Pierre de Ronsard®' |
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Evergreen | -20°C | |
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Rose 'Rosea Lady Banks'
Rosa banksiae 'Rosea' |
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Evergreen | -12°C | |
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Strawberry Plant 'Mount Everest' (Climbing)
Fragaria vesca 'Mount Everest' |
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Evergreen to semi-evergreen | -20°C | |
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Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans Atropurpurea |
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Deciduous | -10°C | |
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Trumpet Vine Indian Summer®
Campsis Indian Summer |
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Deciduous | -10°C | |
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Trumpet Vine Stromboli
Campsis Stromboli |
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Deciduous | -10°C | |
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Trumpet Vine Tarantella®
Campsis Tarantella |
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Deciduous | -15°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 | |
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Wisteria pink 'Pink Ice'
Wisteria floribunda Pink Ice |
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Deciduous | -20°C | |
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Wisteria white
Wisteria floribunda Alba |
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Deciduous | -20°C |

