Ivydene Gardens Climber Plant Gallery:
Climber Plant Index - Base of Wall Plant Climber Index Page 1

3 Sector Vertical Plant System from Infill3 Gallery

Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0) describes how to choose, plant and nurture over 500 high-performance climbing plants and wall shrubs, so that more can be made of your garden if you think not just laterally on the ground but use the vertical support structures including the house as well.

Warning - Just as it is a mistake to try to keep a tiger in a dog's kennel, it can be a disaster to plant a rampant grower in a site that it will very quickly outgrow. Strong climbers, especially self-supporting ones (Ivy, Ampelopsis, Parthenocissus and Vitis), can quickly get to the eaves, where they may sabotage gutters, and if allowed to get onto the roof, distort or even dislodge tiling. Climbing roses must be supported by humans tying them to structures since the roses cannot do it themselves (keep the top of the structures 3 feet below the eaves so that annual pruning can reduce the risk of the odd stem reaching the guttering!!).

There are 3 sectors on a house wall or high wall:-

• 0-36 inches (0-90 cms) in height - The Base. This gives the most sheltered conditions in the garden, with soil and air temperatures above those of the surrounding area. This area will suffer less buffeting from wind. Soil care will be ensuring a high humus content - to enrich the nutrient value and help to create reservoirs of moisture. Light intensity will depend on the aspect of the wall (North-facing will get very little sunlight) with the surrounding buildings and plants, including trees.
  The following pages in InFill3 gallery cover
  The Base:
  • 1a Base of Wall Plants
  • 1b Annuals
  • 1c Herbs and Vegetables
  • 1d Cut Flowers, Cut Foliage
  • 1e Scented Flower or Foliage
  • 1f Foliage Use only.
• 36-120 inches (90-300 cms) in height - The Prime Site. As the plant moves upwards to about 6 feet, conditions change: plants still benefit from the reflected heat and stored heat of walls warmed by the sun but have more light and air. Many climbers will have established a trunk below and now begin to spread themselves. This middle section is visually important, because it is at eye level and just below that that we should display those items to which we want to draw most attention. Most of the shrubs that are suitable for growing against walls are between 3 and 10 feet in height.
  The following pages in Infill3 gallery cover
  The Prime Site:
  • 2a Wall Shrubs 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 2b Fruit Trees
  • Plants for Wildlife-use as well
  • Raised Bed for Wheelchair Users
• Above 120 inches (300+ cms) in height - The Higher Reaches. This is only likely to occur on house walls and other tall buildings with climbers and trained trees/shrubs covering all the way up to 36 inches from the guttering at roof level ( to prevent ingress to the internal roof space or blockage of the guttering).
  The following pages in Infill3 gallery cover
  The Higher Reaches:
  • 3a House-Wall Ramblers
  • 3b Non-House-Wall Climbing Twiners 1, 2
  • 3c Non-House-Wall Self-Clinging Climbers

The climbers in this gallery have been placed into one of these 3 heights with the Text Box Boundary in:-

• Blue for 0-36 inches (0-90 cms)
• Green for 36-120 inches (90-300 cms)
• Red for above 10 feet.

This Gallery splits the climbers into their following ways of climbing:-

• Ramblers/Scramblers - These climbers lean on other plants or need artificial supports to climb - Roses, Jasmine, Espalier-trained Fruit Tree/Fruit Ramblers. These are suitable for house or building walls where vine-eye and wire or 1 inch square timber trellis support structures can be erected up to 3 feet below the gutter for the climbers to be tied to with natural twine (not plastic or metal wire - stems grow sideways but plastic and metal contrict this, whereas natural twine will eventually rot or be broken by the expanding stem), or they can be trained on chainlink fences, trellis, pergolas or arbours. Herbaceous Clematis has been added since the top growth dies off completely in the Autumn and Non-Climbing Clematis since it will require being tied to a support structure. In theInfill3 Plants Index Gallery, these climbers go into the
  3a House-Wall Ramblers
   
• Self-Clingers: Aerial Roots - A series of roots are produced along the length of its stems. These attach themselves very strongly to the surfaces they find - Ivy (Hedera).
  Self-Clingers: Sucker Pads - Tendrils are produced along the young growing stems, opposite the leaves. The main tendril stem divides into a number of slender filaments, each of which has a scarcely perceivable pad at its tip.Once the tips have established contact, the tiny pad is much expanded and becomes a significant sucker, which fits so strongly to the surface that if the stem is pulled away the suckers are left behind- Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
  Self-Clingers: Twining - Many climbers find support simply by twining their stems around any object they find - Wisteria and Honeysuckle.
  Self-Clingers: Twining Leaf-Stem - Some climbers make do with sensitive leaf stalks which wrap themselves around objects for support - Clematis. Others establish themselves with thorns, hooks, spines and prickles.
  Self-Clingers: Twining Tendrils - A group of climbers climb by producing a series of tendrils. These are touch sensitive and will curl round any small object they come into contact with and thus enable the plant to climb securely on itself or other plants or manmade support structures - Chinese Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus henryana), Sweet Pea and the Pea Family (Leguminosae).
  All these Self-Clingers are suitable for garden walls, chainlink fences, trellis, pergolas or fedges, but not for House-Walls. In the Infill3 Plants Index Gallery, these climbers go into the
  3b The Higher Reaches - Non-House-Wall Climbing Twiners 1, 2 Page or
  3c The Higher Reaches - Non-House-Wall Self-Clinging Climbers Page.
   

Climber 3 Sector Vertical Plant System Use Pages:-

• Fastest Covering
• Least Protruding Growth when fan-trained
• Evergreen 1, 2
• In Exposed Position
• Produces Ornamental Fruit 1, 2
• Scented Flowers
• Autumn Foliage Colour 1, 2
• Winter Bark
• Winter and Early Spring Flowers
• Edible Fruit
• Needs Conservatory or Greenhouse
• Large Pots and Containers
• Cut Flowers
• Attractive to Bees
• Use as Hedge
• Use as Groundcover
• Has Flowers during:-
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May 1, 2
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
• Simple Flower Shape:-
  • Stars
  • Bowls, Cups and Saucers
  • Globes, Goblets and Chalices
  • Trumpets and Funnels
  • Salverform
  • Bells, Thimbles and Urns
• Elaborated Flower Shape:-
  • Tubes, Lips and Straps
  • Slippers, Spurs and Lockets
  • Hats, Hoods and Helmets
  • Standards, Wings and Keels
  • Disks and Florets
  • Pin-cushions, Tufts, Petal-less and Cushions
  • Umbels, Buttons and Pompoms

The Gardener's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Climbers & Wall Shrubs - A guide to more than 2000 varities including Roses, Clematis and Fruit Trees by Brian Davis. Published by Penguin Books Ltd. in 1990. ISBN 0-670-82929-3 is providing more climbers to add to the ones from Ramblers Scramblers & Twiners by Michael Jefferson-Brown (ISBN 0 - 7153 - 0942 - 0).

Further details of each are available in Climber Gallery
Climber Ramblers and Scramblers for House Wall and other supports like garden walls, pergolas, tripods, shrubs, trees,
Climber Wall Shrub Index for House Wall and other areas of the garden,
Climber Annuals Index for all support areas except House Walls,
Climber Base of Wall Plants for all support areas except House Walls,
Climber Self-Clinging Index for all support areas except House Walls,
Climber Tender Plants Index for all support areas except House Walls, or
Climber Twiners Index for all support areas except House Walls

Climber Name

from Climber - 1a The Base - Base of Wall Plants Page

Flower Colour

Flower Thumbnail

Flowering Months

Height x Width in inches (cms) -
1 inch = 2.5 cms,
12 inches = 1 foot,
36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard,
40 inches = 100 cms

Climber Type and
Foliage Thumbnail - Sun or Shade = Any Sun Aspect or Full Sun to Part Shade to Full Shade

Comments

Agapanthus campanulatus

Agapanthus 'Bressingham White'

Agapanthus 'Lilliput'

Pot in March, using a mixture of 2 parts loam, 1 part leaf-mould and short cow manure, or else John Innes potting compost. Pot 3 bulbs into a 5 inch (12.5 cms) pot - 3 inches (7.5 cms) deep.

Water liberally until flowering, decreasing afterwards.

Temperature. September-March, 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 to 4.5 degrees Celsius). March-September, normal.

Position. These bulbs are quite hardy, but if grown for the house are best used in a sunny, draught-free porch or reasonably sheltered balcony.

Agapanthus
'Loch Hope'

Agapanthus
'Snowy Owl'

Aloysia triphylla is Lemon Verbena, Lemon beebrush

Aloysia citrodora, Verbenaceae, Lemon Verbena, Lemon Beebrush, inflorescence; Botanical Garden Karlsruhe, Germany. By H. Zell, via Wikimedia Commons

Tiny, white and pale lilac flowers

Jul-Aug

108 x 108
(270 x 270)

As a fan-trained deciduous shrub on a South or West wall. The growing plant repels midges, flies and other insects. The essential oil is an effective insecticide in 1 - 2% concentration.

Pruning - Any pruning is best carried out in the spring.

Problems - Lemon verbena is not absolutely hardy, and in most areas is best planted in a safe, warm spot by The Base of Wall Plants for The Base where it will thrive; should it be damaged by severe weather, it can be cut back to sprout afresh.
It generally survives most winters outdoors if growing in a suitable position, though it is often cut back to ground level and then resprouts from the base in late spring or early summer.
It makes an erect shrub with whorls of rough, narrowly elliptic leaves that readily emit the lemon scent when bruised.
Giving the roots a good, thick organic mulch will confer extra protection from winter cold.

Amaryllis belladonna (Jersey lily, naked lady, March Lily)

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Belladonna is a Latin epithet meaning beautiful lady.

Rose funnel-shaped flowers

Full Sun

Sep-Oct

24 x 20
(60 x 50)

Belladonna (Belladonna Lily)
Large fragrant flowers of delicate rose. September-October.
The bulbs are best planted just below the surface of the soil, with the neck of the bulb level with the surface. In colder climates mulching or lifting and overwintering is required. The bulbs may be propagated from offsets. Amaryllis bulbs require little watering and are drought tolerant.

Parkeri (Amarygia parkeri)
Rose flowers, yellow base, with 12-16 flowers carried on each stem. September.

Pot. The bulbs should be potted in August, 1 in a 5 inch (12.5 cms) pot, and planted so that only 0.33 of the bulb shows above the soil-level. Until the flower stem appears they are best left outside (if possible, in a frame or else in a dark cupboard); at that time they can be brought into the house and a cool room. The leaves grow during the winter months and the flower stems appear when the leaves have died down.

Water moderately until leaves turn yellow, when water should be withheld. Freely when flower-buds appear. After flowering, water regularly.

Temperature. 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit (10-15.5 degrees Celsius) from the time that the flower stem shows.

Repot every 3 years.

Amaryllis belladonna
'Johannesburg'

Amaryllis belladonna
'Kimberley'

Amaryllis belladonna
'Hathor'

Amaryllis belladonna
Galaxy Hybrids

Anthemis tinctoria
'E.C. Buxton'

Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca

Crinum x powellii

Diascia rigescens

Diascia barberae
'Blackthorn Apricot'

Diascia barberae
'Ruby Field'

Diascia
'Coral Belle'

Diascia
'Appleby Apricot'

Dicentra scandens

Dictamnus albus var. purpureus

Erythrina crista-galli

Eucomis comosa

Eucomis bicolor

Fritillaria pallidiflora

Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus

Gladiolus x colvillei (Gladiolus nanus)

Gladiolus x colvillei (Gladiolus nanus)
'The Bride'

Gladiolus x colvillei (Gladiolus nanus)
'Charm'

Gladiolus x colvillei (Gladiolus nanus)
'Comet'

Gladiolus x colvillei (Gladiolus nanus)
'Elvira'

Gladiolus tristis

Helianthemum
'Ben More'

Helianthemum
'Fire Dragon'

Helianthemum
'Golden Queen'

Helianthemum
'Raspberry Ripple'

Helianthemum
'Wisley Pink'

Helianthemum
'Wisley Primrose'

Helianthemum
'Wisley White'

Hordeum jubatum

Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'

Briza media

Carex buchananii

Cortaderia selloana

Festuca glauca 'Eliza Blue'

Hakonechloa macra 'Aurea Variegata'

Imperata cylindric 'Rubra'

Millium effusum 'Aureum

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Stipa splendens

Iris unguicularis

Iris unguicularis
'Mary Barnard'

Iris unguicularis
'Walter Butt'

Lilium candidum

Nerine bowdenii
 

Nerine bowdenii
'Mark Fenwick'

Nerine bowdenii
'Alba'

Narcissus tazetta
 

Narcissus tazetta
'Soleil d'Or'

Narcissus tazetta
'Avalanche'

Phygelius aequalis

Phygelius aequalis 'Yellow Trumpet'

Phygelius capensis 'Coccineus'

Phygelius x rectus
'African Queen'

Phygelius x rectus
'Devil's Tears'

Phygelius x rectus
'Moonraker'

Phygelius x rectus
'Salmon Leap'

Phygelius x rectus
'Winchester Fanfare'

Sternbergia lutea

Sternbergia candida

Triteleia hyacintha

Triteleia laxa

Zauchneria californica

Zauchneria californica subsp. cana

Zauchneria californica 'Dublin'

Zephyranthes candida
 

Zephyranthes candida
grandiflora

Zephyranthes candida
citrina

CLIMBER PLANTS GALLERY PAGES

Site Map of pages with content (o)

Introduction

Climber Height from Text Border for the 3 height sectors on a house wall or high wall

Blue = 0-36 inches (0-90 cms) for the Base Plants

Green=36-120 inches (90-300 cms)
for the
Prime Site Plants

Red = 120+ inches (300+ cms) for the Higher Reaches Plants

CLIMBER INDEX -

Climbers for House Wall and other supports like garden walls, pergolas, tripods, shrubs, trees:-
Ramblers and Scramblers.

Wall Shrubs.

Base of Wall
Plants.

Climbers for all support areas except House Walls:-
Self-Clinging Climbers.

Twiners.

Annuals.

Tender Plants.

Further details of each are available in:-
Climber Ramblers and Scramblers Index.

Climber Wall Shrub Index 1, 2.

Climber Annuals Index.

Climber Base of Wall Plants Index.

Climber Self-Clinging Index.

Climber Tender Plants Index.

Climber Twiners Index.

Climber detailed in Camera Photo Galleries Index

Rose Index of Rose Plant, Rose RHS and Rose Other Galleries

Climber Soil Moisture from Text Background

Wet Soil

Moist Soil

Dry Soil

Flowering months range abreviates month to its first 3 letters (Apr-Jun is April, May and June).
Click on thumbnail to change page to the Climber Description Page of the Climber named in the Text box below that photo.
The Comments Row of that Climber Description Page details where that climber is available from.

See in the table in the middle of this page for further details about
The Base,
The Prime Site and
The Higher Reaches - the 3 planting sectors on a house wall or high wall.
 

Climber Name

of plant from 3 Sector Vertical Plant System in flower in this colour in this month

Flower Colour

Flower Thumbnail

Flowering Months

Height x Width in inches (cms) -
1 inch = 2.5 cms,
12 inches = 1 foot,
36 inches = 3 feet = 1 yard,
40 inches = 100 cms

Climber Type and
Foliage Thumbnail - Sun or Shade = Any Sun Aspect or Full Sun to Part Shade to Full Shade

Comments

Comparison pages to look for other Roses:-