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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

Ivydene Gardens Climber Plant Gallery:
Climber Plant Index - Wall Shrub 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 with link to its descrip-tion page

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

Clematis
Normally the foliage should be in the Sun while the roots are kept cool in the shade and moist.

"All Clematis need a deep rich loam and they like lime. On thin soils, calcareous types included, they are a failure. Heavy clay is excellent if it is broken up and mixed with weathered ashes and leafmould. Dig the soil deeply and add plenty of old, well-rotted cow manure. The best time for planting is September and October, the preparation of the soil being done in the spring. The following March cut them back drastically to a bud within 6 inches (15 cms) of the base. This initial treatment of all types of Clematis encourages strong, healthy growth. Similarly, pinching out the tips of too vigorous shoots encourages them to branch and flower, but it should not be done later than June." from Climbing Plants and Some Wall Shrubs by Douglas Bartrum (Published by The Garden Book Club in 1968).

Plant the top of the rootball about 3" (3 inches = 7.5 cms) below the soil surface to reduce risk of clematis wilt, and water well.

Climbing Cultivation Group:-

• Group 1 Early-flowering clematis. No Pruning - Prune after flowering to shorten stems to allotted space. This encourages new growth to flower in the following winter and early spring. Suitable for South, East or West facing on climbing trellis or wire support with well-drained soil.
• Group 2 Early to Mid-Season, large-flowered Clematis. Light Prune - Remove dead and damaged stems before growth begins in early spring and trim all remaining stems back to where strong buds are visible. These buds provide a framework of second-year shoots which, in turn, produce sideshoots that flower in late spring and early summer. The flowers may then be removed. Young shoots bear more flowers in mid and late summer at their tips. Grow to clothe a wall, arbour, trellis or pergola.
• Group 3 Late Season, large-flowered Clematis. This group includes cultivars that bear large flowers from summer to early autumn, cultivars that bear small flowers from summer to late autumn, and herbaceous midsummer to late autumn-blooming species and cultivars. Hard Prune - Cut back all the previous year's stems to a pair of strong buds, 0.5 feet (0.5 feet = 6 inches = 15 cms) above soil level before growth begins in early spring. Flowers from Summer to early Autumn. Grow to clothe a wall, arbour, trellis or pergola.

The International Clematis Society was formed in 1984 by Raymond Evison. The membership now covers 27 countries, providing the world-wide interest and appeal for this fascinating genus. Members come from many different cultures - from China and Japan, from Poland, Latvia and Estonia, from Germany, Great Britain and Sweden, from Australia, USA and Canada, making the Society truly international.

In December 2015 the following mail-order nurseries sold some of these Clematis:-

• Taylors Clematis ,
• Roseland House Garden & Nursery with their National Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) ,
• Thorncroft Clematis , in the UK with
• Completely Clematis ,
• Brushwood Nursery is almost organic and produces Guides on Planting and How to grow Clematis in America,
• Clematis Cottage Nursery with 2 books on Clematis and Clematis Diary in Australia and
• Mail-order Nurseries - Clematis in New Zealand.

Clematis montana - Montana means growing in mountainous places. Clematis montana varieties must be planted to climb a high tree or over a long veranda or a wall. They are not suitable for drastic 'shaping'.

Clematis montana var fasciculiflora

Group 1

Bell-shaped Cream
 

February,
March

168-204 x (420-510 x )

Evergreen
Subshrub

Evergreen bronze leaves have a central silver stripe.

Flowers are carried in bunches (that's what the name means - flowers in bunches!) in March, they are sweetly scented. It has a habit of renewing it's leaves while flowering.

Fremontodendron 'California Glory'

Deep Yellow
 

May, June
 

240 x 144 (600 x 360)

Rambling Shrub

Pruning Group 13 when trained on a wall.

Gloriosa
superba
'Rothschildiana'

Bright red,
yellow near the bases and margins

July,
August,
September

72 x 12
(180 x 30)

Perennial
Scrambling

Plant tubers 4 inches deep in a pot with mixture of John Innes No. 2 and added grit in the early spring inside the building with access to full sunlight. Put pot with its plant support system outside from late May to middle of September.

Climber Name

from Climber - 2a The Prime - Wall Shrubs Page 1

Abelia chinensis
(Chinese Abelia, Bush arbutus, Linnaea chinensis)

Supplier

Pruning. Thin crowded shoots after flowering and occasionally cut out an old branch to soil level. Propagate by half-ripe cuttings in July

Produces fragrant funnel-shaped White, rose-tinted flowers in terminal panicles. Flowers are 5mm (¼in) long with 5-lobed calyces. Its pink sepals remain long after flowering.

Full Sun
Photo

Flowers on new growth.

Jul-Oct

60 x 96
(150 x 250)

As a deciduous flowering, fan-trained wall shrub, in a Container, as a Cut Flower and use for Screening.
Grow against a wall in full sun.
Moist Soil
Supplier

Chalky Soil

Supplier of Abelia chinensis 'Ruby Anniversary'

green deciduous foliage, Spreading,
Hedge ,
Attracts Butterflies,
Speciman,
Rest of Border

Space plants 60 inches (150 cms) apart when planting together

Abelia floribunda is Mexican
Abelia

Abelia floribunda. By Kurt Stüber, via Wikimedia Commons

Abelia x grandiflora is Glassy Abelia

Abelia schumannii, Abelia longituba is Schumann Abelia

Abelia schumannii. By peganum from Small Dole, England, via Wikimedia Commons

Abeliophyllum distichum is Korean abelialeaf, White Forsythia

Eine weiße Blüte des Zweizeiligen Abeliophyllums - Abeliophyllum distichum. By KTadesse, via Wikimedia Commons

Abutilon mega-potamicum is Flowering maple, Chinese Lantern, Parlour maple, Trailing abutilon
(Abutilon vexillarum)

Cup-shaped, yellow, with a red calyx.

See Photos with cultivation and pruning directions

Apr-Oct (stops flowering at Autumn Frosts)

72 x 72
(180 x 180) after 5 years goes to 108 x 108 inches after 20 years.

Deciduous wall shrub in conserv-atory or greenhouse in Europe

Protrudes up to 36 inches (90 cms) from its support. Frost hardy in southern Britain in sunny spots with freely draining soils

Abutilon x suntense 'Jermyns' - this has rich mauve flowers. Description in rest of row is for Abutilon x suntense

Deep Violet cup-shaped

Abutilon x suntense photo

See Photos of other Abutilon x suntense cultivars with cultivation and pruning directions

May-Jun

96 x 144
(240 x 360)

Deciduous wall shrub in greenhouse in Europe

May be used for summer bedding as well. Frost hardy in southern Britain in sunny spots with freely draining soils.

Abutilon vitifolium 'Tennant's White' , Corynabutilon vitifolium 'Tennant's White'

7155 Abutilon Vitifolium "Tennant's White". By crabchick from Bristol, England, via Wikimedia Commons

See Photos of Abutilon x vitifolium

Acacia baileyana

Acacia dealbata is Mimosa, Silver Wattle

In South Africa, the species is a Category 1 weed in the Western Cape (requiring eradication) and Category 2 weed (requiring control outside plantation areas) elsewhere. In New Zealand the Department of Conservation class it as an environmental weed.

Acer palmatum f. atropurpureum is Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'. By Jerzy Opioła, via Wikimedia Commons

Acradenia frankliniae is Whitey Wood

Acradenia frankliniae Hobart gardens. By Poyt448 Peter Woodard, via Wikimedia Commons

Adenocarpus decorticans is Silver Broom

Adenocarpus decorticans. Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid. By A. Barra, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Azara microphylla

Azara microphylla at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. By Stan Shebs, via Wikimedia Commons

with a flower cluster

Berberis x stenophylla is Barberry

Berberis × stenophylla. By Jerzy Opioła, via Wikimedia Commons.

Buddleia alternifolia is Fountain buddleia, Alternate-leaved butterfly bush

Buddleja alternifolia. Permission granted to use under GFDL by Kurt Stueber, via Wikimedia Commons.

Buddleia (Tender Forms)

Buddleja auriculata in Jardín Botánico de Barcelona. By Consulta-plantas, via Wikimedia Commons.

Abutilon mega-potamicum (Large-leaved and Flowering Forms)

Albizia julibrissin is Pink Mimosa, Pink siris, Silk Tree

合欢树

摄于北京植物园 Beijing Botanical Garden. By Shizhao, via Wikimedia Commons.

Bupleurum fruticosum is Shrubby hare's ear

Bupleurum fruticosum, flowers. By Aroche, via Wikimedia Commons

Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' is Edging Box, Boxwood

Buxus Sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' plants in a nursery in Cranford, New Jersey on April 14, 2012 . By Tomwsulcer, via Wikimedia Commons

Caesalpinia gilliesii is Crimson Threadflower, Yellow Bird of Paradise, Bird of paradise bush

Caesalpinia gilliesii, Bird of Paradise, flowers and fruits; Salses-le-Château, France. By H. Zell, via Wikimedia Commons

Callistemon citrinus, Melaleuca citrina is Common red, crimson or lemon bottlebrush

Callistemon linearis

Callistemon salignus

Callistemon viridiflorus

Camellia japonica
'Adolphe
Audusson'

Camelia japonica 'Berenice Boddy'

Camelia japonica 'Doctor Tinsley'

Camelia japonica 'Nantes'

Camelia japonica 'Janet Whitehouse'

Camelia japonica 'Lady Vansittart'

Camelia japonica 'Lavinia Maggi'

Camelia 'Leonard Messel'

Camelia reticulata 'Arch of Triumph'

Camelia reticulata 'Captain Rawes'

Camelia reticulata 'Mandalay Queen'

Camelia saluensis

Camelia sasanqua 'Crimson King'

Camelia sasanqua 'Jean May'

Camelia sasanqua 'Narumigata'

Camelia sasanqua 'Satan's Robe'

Camelia sasanqua 'Sparkling Burgundy'

Camelia x williamsii 'Debbie'

Camelia x williamsii 'Francis Hanger'

Camelia x williamsii 'J. C. Williams'

Camelia x williamsii 'Water Lily'

Camelia x williamsii 'Bow Bells'

Camelia x williamsii 'Caerhays'

Camelia x williamsii 'E. G. Waterhouse'

Camelia x williamsii 'St Ewe'

Camelia x williamsii 'Donation'

Carpenteria californica 'Ladham's Variety'

Caryopteris x clandonensis

Caryopteris 'Heavenly Blue'

Caryopteris 'Worcester Gold'

Caryopteris incana

Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'

Ceanothus dentatus

Ceanothus incanus

Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus

Ceanothus purpureus

Ceanothus rigidus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens

Ceanothus x veitchianus

Cestrum auranticum

Cestrum elegans

Cestrum parqui

Chaenomeles x californica 'Enchantress'

Chaenomeles cathayensis

Chaenomeles japonica (Maule's Quince or Japanese Quince)

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei'

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Geisha Girl'

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis'

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Phylis Moore'

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Simonii'

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Snow'

Chaenomeles superba

Chaenomeles superba 'Knap Hill Scarlet'

Chimonanthes praecox (Chimonanthes fragrans)

Choisya ternata 'Aztec Pearl'

Choisya ternata 'Sundance'

Cistus creticus

Cistus x cyprius

Cistus 'Elma'

Cistus impressus

Cistus ladanifer

Cistus laurifolius

Cistus 'Peggy Sammons'

Cistus pulverulentus 'Sunset'

Cistus x purpureus

Clerodendron trichotomum var. fargesii

Colquhounia coccinea

Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Cotoneaster linearifolius (Cotoneaster microphylla)

Cotoneaster sternianus (Cotoneaster franchetii var. sternianus)

Crinodendron hookerianum (Tricuspidaria lanceolata)

Crinodendron patagua

Cytisus battandieri

Daphne odora

Decaisnea fargesii

Dendromecon rigida