Hussein M. wrote:
On 7 Apr 2003 17:40:49 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In the coldest parts of the UK, the only hardy evergreen climber
is ivy, but most people can grow C. armandii if it is reasonably
sheltered from the coldest winds and faces vaguely south.
My armandii is in full flower now and glorious it is too. NW wall in
coastal East Anglia (brick which probably has a warming influence in
what at this time is the coldest area of the British Isles - N.
Scotland is degrees higher).
Mine is also in flower (west facing timber fence in East Anglia).
*Nothing* kills it, not even pruning to the ground in late summer when
the fence was replaced. It's beautiful in spring, but untidy much of the
rest of the year, and if it likes the site it's a thug.
Although admittedly Russian Vine is an angry mongol horde in comparison
:-)
regards
sarah
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