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[0tterbot]

sorry, i know these "recommendation" threads can be a bit tiresome :-)

has anyone any ideas on either a shortish vine (to 3m) or perhaps a visually
interesting bush of some sort, that could be planted thusly:

1: total shade, never gets sunny, never really warm (south side of the
house, corrugated tin wall)
2: in a pot (the ground there is concreted)
3: copes with cold & frost (to perhaps -6 or -7 in winter at the worst) &
practically no eaves
4: reasonably quick-growing
5: if a vine, not strong - i don't want it pulling it's trellis down or
anything like that - the wall wouldn't cope!

is there such a thing?

thanks in advance for any thoughts.
kylie

[neil]

"0tterbot" > wrote in message
...
> sorry, i know these "recommendation" threads can be a bit tiresome :-)
>
> has anyone any ideas on either a shortish vine (to 3m) or perhaps a
> visually interesting bush of some sort, that could be planted thusly:
>
> 1: total shade, never gets sunny, never really warm (south side of the
> house, corrugated tin wall)
> 2: in a pot (the ground there is concreted)
> 3: copes with cold & frost (to perhaps -6 or -7 in winter at the worst) &
> practically no eaves
> 4: reasonably quick-growing
> 5: if a vine, not strong - i don't want it pulling it's trellis down or
> anything like that - the wall wouldn't cope!
>
> is there such a thing?
>
> thanks in advance for any thoughts.
> kylie
>

This is a tricky one... My thought would be to try a sasanqua camellia and
maybe espalier onto the trellis. I have one in total shade on the south
side of my house and it does well. And once they get started they are quick
growing.

Good luck.
Neil.

[Trish Brown]

neil wrote:
> "0tterbot" > wrote in message
> ...
>> sorry, i know these "recommendation" threads can be a bit tiresome :-)
>>
>> has anyone any ideas on either a shortish vine (to 3m) or perhaps a
>> visually interesting bush of some sort, that could be planted thusly:
>>
>> 1: total shade, never gets sunny, never really warm (south side of the
>> house, corrugated tin wall)
>> 2: in a pot (the ground there is concreted)
>> 3: copes with cold & frost (to perhaps -6 or -7 in winter at the worst) &
>> practically no eaves
>> 4: reasonably quick-growing
>> 5: if a vine, not strong - i don't want it pulling it's trellis down or
>> anything like that - the wall wouldn't cope!
>>
>> is there such a thing?
>>
>> thanks in advance for any thoughts.
>> kylie
>>
>
> This is a tricky one... My thought would be to try a sasanqua camellia and
> maybe espalier onto the trellis. I have one in total shade on the south
> side of my house and it does well. And once they get started they are quick
> growing.
>
> Good luck.
> Neil.
>
>
That's a good idea! I've got three japonicas in almost total shade and
they're doing pretty well too, only somehow I think it's only by accident...

--
Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia

[0tterbot]

"Trish Brown" > wrote in message
...
> neil wrote:
>> "0tterbot" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> sorry, i know these "recommendation" threads can be a bit tiresome :-)
>>>
>>> has anyone any ideas on either a shortish vine (to 3m) or perhaps a
>>> visually interesting bush of some sort, that could be planted thusly:
>>>
>>> 1: total shade, never gets sunny, never really warm (south side of the
>>> house, corrugated tin wall)
>>> 2: in a pot (the ground there is concreted)
>>> 3: copes with cold & frost (to perhaps -6 or -7 in winter at the worst)
>>> & practically no eaves
>>> 4: reasonably quick-growing
>>> 5: if a vine, not strong - i don't want it pulling it's trellis down or
>>> anything like that - the wall wouldn't cope!
>>>
>>> is there such a thing?
>>>
>>> thanks in advance for any thoughts.
>>> kylie
>>>
>>
>> This is a tricky one... My thought would be to try a sasanqua camellia
>> and maybe espalier onto the trellis. I have one in total shade on the
>> south side of my house and it does well. And once they get started they
>> are quick growing.
>>
>> Good luck.
>> Neil.
> That's a good idea! I've got three japonicas in almost total shade and
> they're doing pretty well too, only somehow I think it's only by
> accident...

thanks people. i'll have to investigate those suggestions! cheers.
kylie