"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Charlie Pridham wrote:

"paulwilks" wrote in message
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Can anyone suggest any vigorious scented-colourful climbers

Lonicera x italica, Lonicera periclymenum, Most rambling roses, Clematis
montana, Clematis Betty Corning, Hydrangea petiolaris, Passiflora
caerulea,
Trachelospermum asiaticum. Just a few suggestions.

Er, some of those are colourful only if you include white and cream,
others are dubiously scented and the roses are dubiously climbers :-)

Choice is not huge if they are also hardy (there are more than above!)
but
you didn't say where you were.

I can't think of a single vigorous climber that is definitely colourful,
definitely scented and hardy in Cambridge. You can get two out of
three, but not all three.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Well he didn't specify colour and I like white! all those I mentioned are
strongly enough scented that they can be smelt from at least 10 feet away
from the plant when in flower and the rambling roses I had in mind would
scale a full grown tree in 2 seasons are most definitely climbers that will
attach without help from the gardener. But if the OP was expecting bright
red self clinging and scented then I would have to agree the choice is not
small but non existent!

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)