In article m,
says...
I have two of these in pots intending to plant in the garden- Emerald Gaiety
and Green 'n' Gold (also called Emerald 'n' Gold). (Emerald Gaiety is tiny,
about 3" high, and has not apparently grown in the several months I've had
it- it is gettng harder to imagine this very small plant growing to a metre
in height- the other is about 10' high and hasn't grown either. Crocus
describes them as fast-growing. Maybe they need to be released from their
pots, although the pot size is certainly still adquate, to put it
mildly.....).

I have read that these can be grown against a wall as a climber.

The question is- do they act like shrub roses do in this situation and grow
noticeably taller as a climber, or would they remain small shrubs that will
only get to about a metre in height however I grow them?


The latter I am afraid, they will get taller but they are not one of the
climbing forms of Euonymus fortunii, the best for this are E.f.
'Radicans', 'Coloratus', 'Variegatus' these climb and self cling.
Most of the other cultivars are taken from the top none climbing part of
the plants which like the common ivy will then retain this none climbing
habit and remain small and shrub like.
Emerald and Gold is a slow growing spreading plant and I would guess it
could eventually make a 2-3 metres on a wall or fence if trained in but
would think it would take 5-10 years to do it
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea