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Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:

Something that might do well is Campsis. That grows like ivy, with
flowers at the top where it leaves the support. It is deciduous,
but the flowers are spectacular in July/August. And, for such a
use, it should be low-maintenance.

That's a possible. Will it cling to concrete? Ivy doesn't.

That's a slippery concrete! Probably not, then, and I wouldn't
bet on Virginia creeper, either.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.