respec24 wrote:
I'm searching for a tough, hardy, evergreen climber to protect from
burglars an exposed easily climbed front wall in the UK. Ideally with
huge spikes, local garden centres only have 'firethorn' with prehaps 1
or 2cm spikes but I have seen in the past somewhere a plant with 3 or
4cm plus evil spikes !?
Please help !
Pete

Macfadyena unguis-cati, certainly vigorous and has spikes (called cat claw
creeper) but I am not sure if the climate is warm enough, it might grow in
the south of UK.

David