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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: spencekelliem on June 23, 2010, 11:15

Title: What climber?
Post by: spencekelliem on June 23, 2010, 11:15

Morning All,

I have a south facing wall on my drive that i would like to grow a climber of some variety on. There is no soil available for it to grow in so it would have to be happy in a pot, and it would be great for it to look pretty too.

Ive thought about clematis, but im not sure how happy they are in pots?

Any ideas gratefully welcomed

Thanks

Kellie

Title: Re: What climber?
Post by: tosca100 on June 23, 2010, 11:20

If you get one of the small-flowered alpine clematis they do OK in pots. Our grape is in a deep pot with herbs and does ok. I think honeysuckle would be ok. See what others think.

Title: Re: What climber?
Post by: Goosegirl on June 23, 2010, 17:25

I have a rose - Gertrude Jeykll which is in a large barrel along with a clematis, plus some annuals. Any rose which can be described as one that can be grown as a small climber will do, plus any clematis that is non-rampant should also be ok.

Title: Re: What climber?
Post by: Yorkie on June 23, 2010, 17:33

The only potential difficulty with clematis is that they like their roots kept cool - so you'd need to shade or shelter the pot to prevent it being baked in the south-facing aspect.

Title: Re: What climber?
Post by: sion01 on June 23, 2010, 20:11

I agree clematis may be a gamble.I have a climbing rose in a half barrel in front of my cottage and has done well for years.
I have a honeysuckle too and thats doing well.

Title: Re: What climber?
Post by: spencekelliem on June 23, 2010, 23:27

Thanks everyone - looks like it may be a rose or honeysuckle. Can you grow honeysuckle from a cutting?

Title: Re: What climber?
Post by: sion01 on June 24, 2010, 13:04

Honeysuckle are quite easy to grow from cuttings.The rose I have in a barrel is a 'patio'climber thats called 'warm Welcome'.Its a lovely healthy type with orange vermillion flowers which have a good scent.I would stick to a patio climber as a more rampant climber could deplet the goodnes in a pot quite quickly.The same could be said for a honeysuckle but like most things its swings and roundabouts