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"BoyPete" writes:
| Chris wrote:
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| I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to plants/gardening hence any
| advice appreciated.
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| Can any 1 out there in cyberspace recommend an evergreen, fast
| growing, hardy climber. Flowers would be nice aswell - if such a
| plant actually exists.
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| I recently bought a Pyracantha 'Golden Charmer' (Don't know the Latin),
| which, according to the label, would suit Chris's request.
| Comments?

It's not a climber, though it can be pruned to lie against a wall.
Given suitable conditions, it grows 6' in a season (with new stems
over 1" at the base), equipped with vicious thorns. The main reason
for treating it as a wall shrub is to restrict its root run, and so
make it grow more slowly.

It's also not reliably evergreen in the UK, outside the warmer parts.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.