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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

Ampelopsis aconitifolia

Ampelopsis brevi-pedunculata

Ampelopsis megalophylla

Asteranthera ovata

Binonia capreolata (Doxantha capreolata)

Campsis grandiflora

Campsis radicans

 

Orange-Red

 

August, September,
October

 

240 x 240 (600 x 600)

Rambler

Self-Clinging

Pruning Group 12 in late winter. It may take 2 or 3 seasons to estab-lish the main framework; tie in the shoots onto a Trellis or Wire frame support system of a wall or chainlink fence.

Campsis radicans 'Atropurpurea'

Campsis radicans 'Flamenco'
 

Bright Red with
Orange Centre
 

August, September
 

360 x 120 (900 x 300)

Rambler

Self-Clinging

Good against a non-house wall or up a support as a stand alone specimen. The stems self cling to walls as they produce arial roots that grip to surfaces.

Campsis radicans
'Flava'
 

Yellow
 

Photo Link

August, September
 

360 x 120 (900 x 300)

Rambler

Self-Clinging

Use on fences, arbors, trellises, walls. Also may be grown along the ground to camouflage rock piles or old tree stumps. Good vine for hot, dry sites.

Campsis radicans 'Flamenco Minor'

Campsis radicans 'Praecox'

Campsis x tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'
 

Salmon-Red
 

August, September
 

360 x 120 (900 x 300)

Rambler

Self-Clinging
 

Support with Trellis or Wire frame onto a garden wall or fence. Can be grown through a tree.

Decumaria barbara

Decumaria sinensis

Doxantha capreolata (Bignonia capreolata)

Euonymus fortunei

Euonymus fortunei var. radicans

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Euonymus fortunei 'Gold Spot'

Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'

Euonymus japonicus 'Ovatus Aureus'

Ficus pumila

Hedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'

Hedera colchica 'Sulphur Heart'

Hedera helix 'Eva'

Hedera helix 'Koniger's Auslese'

Hedera helix 'Parsley Crested'

Hedera helix 'Sagittifolia'

Hedera helix 'Sagittifolia Variegata'

Hedera hibernica 'Variegata'

Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea'

Hydrangea serratifolia

Lathyrus grandiflora

Lathyrus latifolius

Lathyrus latifolius 'White Pearl'

Lathyrus latifolius 'Blushing Bride'

Lathyrus odoratus

Lathyrus pubescens

Lathyrus rotundifolius

Mutisia clematis

Mutisia decurrens

Mutisia ilicifolia

Mutisia oligodon

Mutisia spinosa var. pulchella

Parthenocissus henryana

Parthenocissus thomsonii

Passiflora 'Amethyst'

Passiflora manicata

Passiflora 'caerulea

Pileostegia viburnoides

Schizophragma hydrangeoides

Schizophragma hydrangeoides 'Moonlight'

Schizophragma integrifolium

Vitis 'Muller Thurgau'

Vitis 'Madelaine Angevine'

Vitis 'Brant'

Vitis cognetiae

Vitis vinifera

Ivydene Gardens Climber Plant Gallery:
Climber Plant Index - Self-Clinging 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

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

Ercilla volubilis
 

Green or pale Purplish-Pink flower spikes

February, March
 

240-360 x 240
(600-900 x 600)

Evergreen Self-Clinger
(Aerial Root)

Tie in to a support until the adhesive roots become established and can support the mature plant. Use on Chainlink Fence or 1 inch square timber of trellis as support, but not advisable on external house walls.

Hedera canariensis 'Gloire de Marengo'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Flowers followed by fruits which are a very valuable winter food source for birds.

October,
November
 

144 x 96 (360 x 240)

Self-Clinger

Light Silvery-Green, variegated creamy White. Pruning Group 11. Suitable for sheltered wall, but not on a house wall as the climber can block guttering.

Hedera canariensis 'Ravensholst'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Use on sheltered wall, but not on a house wall as the climber can block guttering.

October,
November
 

180 x 60 (450 x 150)

Self-Clinger

The American Ivy Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the genus Hedera through education and promotion.

Hedera helix
'Buttercup'
 

Yellowish-Green
flowers are followed by fruits which are a very valuable winter food source for birds.

Use on sheltered South-facing wall, but not on a house wall as the climber can block guttering.

October,
November
 

72 x 72
(180 x 180)

Self-Clinger

Foliage is Pale Green in Shade, bright Yellow in full sun.

Hedera helix
'Glacier'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Can also be used as ground cover or as a house-plant.

October,
November
 

72 x 72
(180 x 180)

Self-Clinger

Foliage is Grey-Green variegated with Silver-Grey and Cream

Hedera helix
'Goldchild'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Ideal as a houseplant or on a low wall.

October,
November
 

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Self-Clinger

Foliage is Grey-Green with broad Yellow margins.

Hedera helix
'Goldheart'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Excellent wall ivy, but not on a house wall as the climber can block guttering.

October,
November
 

300 x 180 (750 x450)

Self-Clinger

Goldheart Ivy foliage is Dark Green, each with a central splash of bright Yellow. Tends to lose its variegation if grown as ground cover.

Hedera helix
'Green Ripple'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

A tough, reliable and vigorous climber ideal for growing in sun or shade up a wall or fence.

October,
November
 

72 x 60
(180 x 150)

Self-Clinger

An evergreen, self-supporting ivy with bold dark green leaves, the edges of which are beautifully rippled.

Hedera helix
'Hibernica'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Useful and vigorous ground cover Ivy.

October,
November
 

360 x 180 (900 x 450)

Self-Clinger

Irish Ivy foliage is Dark Green.

Hedera helix
'Ivalace'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

Excellent all-round ivy for a low wall, as ground cover or as a houseplant.

October,
November
 

36 x 24
(90 x 60)

Self-Clinger

Lustrous Dark Green foliage with wavy, curled and crimped margins.

Hedera helix
'Little Diamond'
 

Yellowish-Green
 

This compact and slow-growing climber can be used as a houseplant or in a rock garden.

October,
November
 

12 x 12
(30 x 30)

Self-Clinger

Grey-Green foliage, variegated creamy-White

Hydrangea
petiolaris

White
 

July, August
 

600 x 240 (1500 x 600)

Self-Clinger

Dark Green foliage turning Yellow in Autumn. Pruning Group 11 after flowering.

Parthenocissus
tricuspidata 'Veitchii'
 

Green
 

Flower Photo Link

July
 

840 x indefinite (2100 x indefinite)

Self-Clinger

Grow through a large tree or use to cover a wall or fence. Bright Green in Spring and Summer turning dark red-purple in the autumn.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia
 

Green
 

Flower Photo Link

July
 

600 x indefinite (1500 x indefinite)

Self-Clinger

Mid Green in Spring and Summer turning brilliant red in the autumn. Mature specimens also provide an important habitat for insects and small birds.

Ivydene Gardens Climber Plant Gallery:
Climber Plant Index - Self-Clinging Climber Index Page 1

Plant Name

Major source of honey in the UK Yes/No
Used by
HoneyBees - HB,
Short-Tongued Bumblebees - ST,
Long-Tongued Bumblebees - LT,
Solitary Bees - SOL

Type

The key ingredients a bird needs from your garden are
Shelter,
Food and
Water,
as expanded in Ground-cover Plant
Name W Page

Height x Spread in inches (cms)

Spacing distance between plants of same species in inches (cms)

Foliage

Some poisonous plants from 3 Sector Vertical Plant System are indicated, but there are others in Cultivated Poisonous Plants and
Wildflower Poisonous Plants

Flower Colour in Month(s).

Use Pest Control using Plants to provide a Companion Plant to aid your selected plants from 3 Sector Vertical Plant System or deter its pests

Comments

United States Department of Agriculture
Plant Hardiness Zone Map -
This map of USA is based on a range of average annual minimum winter temperatures, divided into 13 of 10-degree F zones, that this plant will thrive in USA, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
There are other Hardiness Zone Maps for the rest of the world including the one for Great Britain and Ireland of zones 7a to 10a.
Zone 5-9 indicates that the minimum zone temperature this plant will grow is 5 and top minimum zone temperature is 9 - above this number is too hot or below 5 is too cold for the plant. If your zone in your area of your country is within that range or your zone number is greater, then you can grow it in your garden.

Pruning of
Woody Plants in Groups 1 - 13 and
Herbaceous Perennials in Group 14 with
Ferns in Group 15 and
Evergreen Perennials in Group 16.

Climber Type from the 3 Sector Vertical Plant System and
Foliage Thumbnail - Sun or Shade = Any Sun Aspect or Full Sun to Part Shade to Full Shade