By Delbert
ESSEX, United Kingdom
Suggestions Please>>
Ideas For A Quick Growing Climber, I Have A Clematis
But It's Very Slow, As U Can See From The Picture Im
Trying To Cover The Frame And The Garage, Previously I Had Ivy Growing But It Was To Out Of Control..
- 17 Jul, 2010
Answers
Looks quite a sheltered area Delbert.
There are several suggestions but a couple that could be considered are the following as long as planted in the ground:
Vitis vinifera (Grape vine). Pretty quick once their roots get going and you keep in check anyway by pruning back to the main permanent branches each year leaving just a short bit of new growth (three buds worth) each mid winter.
Loads of varieties with some like Phoenix, Esther or Rondo (aka Kentish Claret).
The native Woodbine (Honeysuckle), Lonicera periclymenum has several good forms such as Belgica, Serotina, Graham Thomas, Sweet Sue and Heaven Scent. This would fill that area with glorious scent, especially in the evening. Fast growing too so would need occasional stems pruned out.
17 Jul, 2010
Quick growing = out of control! There are quick growing climbers but I wouldn't recommend any of them if you found ivy was too fast for you.
How about sticking with the clematis and adding some annual climbers next year. I think you may have missed the boat for buying climbing annuals for this summer, but I'd be happy to be wrong. Try sweet peas (Lathyrus), morning glory (Ipomoea), black eyed susan (Thunberia alata), Chilean glory flower (Eccremocarpus), even nasturtiums might cover enough trellis for you.
17 Jul, 2010
Snap, snap!! In the post!
17 Jul, 2010
And along the same lines, how about Runner Beans for next year? Some varieties have attractive flowers in their own right and you would also get something from them.
17 Jul, 2010
Fractal - any suggestions for runner beans with pretty flowers? Am thinking of them and maybe peas instead of sweet peas next year...any peas with attractive flowers?
17 Jul, 2010
Celebration has lovely salmon-pink flowers.
Painted Lady has red and white flowers.
I'm sure there are more.
You could even have a couple of Dolichos lablab with lilac-purple flowers. The squat beans are edible too, in fact all parts of this bean are edible, flowers, leaves, roots.
17 Jul, 2010
Just uploaded a picture of Dolichos lablab (now called Lablab purpureus) from one I am growing at work.
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/164531-hyacinth-bean/member/fractal
17 Jul, 2010
sometimes quick can be too quick, what-ever you do dont plant Russian Vine (polyganum) it's not called 'Mile a Minute' for nothing - - - - - - ;-)
Last week I decided that I could use a climber, popped a pkt of Ipomea (red) in a seed tray thinking it is getting on in the season but they are flying away with a frequent slosh of water so there is a chance that this annual climber will give results, one can only try eh ? Good luck but your clematis will rise to the task in time.
17 Jul, 2010
virginia creeper is another nice quick climber with stunning aray of colours in autumn
17 Jul, 2010
Thanks for all the suggestions
I have honeysuckle and 1 other, 1 is in a pot the other side of the wall
The other 2 are back and side of the garage the problem being
Majority of the area is concrete so can only grow from pot at the front
Where the frame is perhaps I she be more patient I will take on board all the
Coments and see what I can do
Thank u
17 Jul, 2010
One more thought - variegated ivies are slower growing than green leaved varieties.
17 Jul, 2010
your welcome
17 Jul, 2010
My Sweet Autumn clematis grows much much quicker than any of my other summer varieties. Don't know if that helps, I don't know which clematis you've tried.
18 Jul, 2010
Thanks Lainedru.
I Have A Morning Glory In A Pot Which Im Hoping Will Start To Climb
18 Jul, 2010
Thanks for the bean names Fractal - and the photo :-)
18 Jul, 2010
The lablab bean is edible once cooked though! ;-)
18 Jul, 2010
If you buy something that grows fast, you'll be back in the same boat you were with the ivy - they don't stop growing and get out of hand. You say you have a clematis, but I can't see it and you don't say which variety it is. Which way does your garden face? (or how much sun does it get year round?) And do you want something that grows over the top of the framework as well?
17 Jul, 2010