On 17/04/2015 13:43, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 16/04/15 22:11, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Jeff Layman wrote:
My wife asked me to find an evergreen climber for an arch which we have
just replaced. I thought the choice would be pretty large, but that
isn't the case. Just about all are white-flowered, maybe cream, but
good
colour is very rare. The plant would get sun all day, and would be
about
3 metres from a south-facing wall. FWIW, I'm in south Hampshire and the
soil has a fair amount of clay in it.

Consider Bignonia capreolata (cross-vine). It kept most of its leaves
on against a warmish wall in Cambridge, and you are a lot warmer.



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

That's one of the better choices, Lonicera henryi and Lonicera
alseuosmoides
both have some colour. Akebia longiracemosa is proving more evergreen
than
the semi evergreen quinata. but as you said choice is limited unless
you are
in a mild spot, I do OK with Pandorea jasminoides rosea superba and
clytostoma callistegoides but not on a wall you need to be close to the
coast. of the passiflora easily the best is 'Betty Myles Young'

Thanks, Charlie. Akebia longiracemosa looks very interesting - I grew
trifoliata at our previous place. Lonicera henryi is probably a bit
vigorous, but L.alseuosmoides seems to be a bit less of a thug. Having a
look at your "Climbers" webpages, I wondered if Ercilla volubilis might
be ok. I'm sure I've seen that covering a wall somewhere /not/ in the
south.

Anyway, I hope to be down your way in June, so looks like the Tuesday or
Wednesday that week is already reserved!


"Lonicera henryi is probably a bit vigorous"
That must be the understatement of the year, I have it growing well over
30 ft up in an oak tree. I've known it to grow over 15 ft in a year.
Great in the right place, but over an arch I think not unless it's like
Marble arch.
David @ a still dry side of Swansea Bay