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West-facing evergreen climber?
I would like to train an evergreen climber on a trellis attached to a west-facing brick wall underneath a first-floor balcony.
A plant that flowers would be good, but bright green and dense year-round foliage is the main requirement. The plant will only receive direct sunlight for a few hours in the late afternoon and only in summer. The trellis is about five feet high and 18" wide, so the plant needs to be one which doesn't become tree-like. Thanks in anticipation. David. |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
Here are 2 photos of a possible candidate which I found growing in a small sunless courtyard in Provence in December (so it should be able to survive in Shrewsbury, I think). The foliage looks quite hardy. Can anyone identify it, please? https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
On 26/04/16 14:02, David wrote:
Here are 2 photos of a possible candidate which I found growing in a small sunless courtyard in Provence in December (so it should be able to survive in Shrewsbury, I think). The foliage looks quite hardy. Can anyone identify it, please? https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg Neither picture will show for me. For a candidate I suggest Trachelospermum jasminoides/asiaticum, Stauntonia hexaphylla (Shrewsbury may be a bit too cold), maybe Holboellia, or an evergreen lonicera (depends how vigorous you want it to be!). -- Jeff |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:52:47 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:19:59 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote: On 26/04/16 14:02, David wrote: Here are 2 photos of a possible candidate which I found growing in a small sunless courtyard in Provence in December (so it should be able to survive in Shrewsbury, I think). The foliage looks quite hardy. Can anyone identify it, please? https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg Neither picture will show for me. Nor me. Asks me to sign in. Not happened with Dropbox before IIRC. Dropbox went funny on me when I stopped using Google. Steve -- Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
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Jeff Layman wrote: On 26/04/16 14:02, David wrote: Here are 2 photos of a possible candidate which I found growing in a small sunless courtyard in Provence in December (so it should be able to survive in Shrewsbury, I think). The foliage looks quite hardy. Can anyone identify it, please? https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview...en+climber.jpg Neither picture will show for me. They're both hidden from the public. For a candidate I suggest Trachelospermum jasminoides/asiaticum, Stauntonia hexaphylla (Shrewsbury may be a bit too cold), maybe Holboellia, or an evergreen lonicera (depends how vigorous you want it to be!). None of those are reliably hardy and evergreen in Cambridge. Indeed, other than an ivy, there isn't any climber that is. If the wall is moderately protected, however, they and several others might do. I know none that are really suitable for such a small space, hoever. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
Sorry that the links didn't work for some people. I hadn't used DropBox before. I think the two pics should be visible now. Thanks, Nick, for the clue that they were hidden from the public and I needed to tweak the DropBox settings.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnq6zfyvuo...imber.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/190rtpl135...imber.jpg?dl=0 |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
Jeff, thank you very much for those five suggestions! The leaves of
Trachelospermum look rather like those in the photos. David. |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
On 26/04/16 16:50, David wrote:
Sorry that the links didn't work for some people. I hadn't used DropBox before. I think the two pics should be visible now. Thanks, Nick, for the clue that they were hidden from the public and I needed to tweak the DropBox settings. https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnq6zfyvuo...imber.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/190rtpl135...imber.jpg?dl=0 That /might/ be Trachelospermum. I had a look at weather records for Shrewsbury, and the minimum temperatures don't look too bad. Despite Nick's forebodings (and I can fully understand them if you happen to live in subarctic Cambridge!), I would be happy to give Trachelospermum a go. Note, though, that in a cold winter its leaves tend to turn a deep burgundy-red. In a very cold winter its leaves will be dried out and burnt, particularly if in a cold wind. -- Jeff |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
A winter honeysuckle survived (and thrived) for me high in the Shropshire "Alps", and in an exposed position well away from the house, so I know that's a contender, but the leathery foliage of the specimen I planted there was a yellowish green. But Shrewsbury's mild in comparison to the Shropshire Hills, so perhaps its foliage wouldn't be so challenged here.
D. |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
Stephen, could you try these, please?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnq6zfyvuo...imber.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/190rtpl135...imber.jpg?dl=0 |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
In article ,
Jeff Layman wrote: I had a look at weather records for Shrewsbury, and the minimum temperatures don't look too bad. Despite Nick's forebodings (and I can fully understand them if you happen to live in subarctic Cambridge!), I would be happy to give Trachelospermum a go. Note, though, that in a cold winter its leaves tend to turn a deep burgundy-red. In a very cold winter its leaves will be dried out and burnt, particularly if in a cold wind. Right. There are lots of 'evergreen' climbers that survive with me, including Holbellia, Stauntonia, Lonicera henryi and (in sheltered places) Bignonia capreolata and Clematis armandii, but their leaves all get damaged or drop off in even half-serious winters (like the last one). Trachelospermum probably would probably be one of the ones that needs a bit of shelter. Lonicera japonica isn't a good evergreen, because it gets terribly unkempt and needs pruning back to bare wood, but is very hardy. That's really the story for most of the UK, except the warmer parts. Lots of nominally evergreen plants will survive in a semi-deciduous fashion, so you don't lose everything even if they drop their leaves. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
On 26/04/2016 16:50, David wrote:
Sorry that the links didn't work for some people. I hadn't used DropBox before. I think the two pics should be visible now. Thanks, Nick, for the clue that they were hidden from the public and I needed to tweak the DropBox settings. https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnq6zfyvuo...imber.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/190rtpl135...imber.jpg?dl=0 The plant pictured is Trachelospermum jasminoides, it wont flower in the location described and if it catches any wind the leaves could brown, but its unlikely to die! a better choice would be Trachelospermum asiaticum as its much tougher and has smaller more leathery leaves. Another candidate would be Schisandra propinqua sinensis doesn't do much in the way of flowers but excellant green foliage and not trouble by cold certainly ok down to -18c (mine came from near Worcester) -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk National collections of Clematis viticella & Lapageria rosea |
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West-facing evergreen climber?
And, Charlie, a "Trachelospermum asiaticum" is just what I have gone and bought just prior to reading this post! Phew!
But will bear "Schisandra propinqua sinensis" in mind in case the purchase doesn't fair well next winter. Thanks everyone for all help. Very much appreciated. David. |
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