I'd really like to find a climber for this situation. Its a double-glazed
plate glass window about 2m high and one meter wide, its in what is best
described as a small porch, unheated but it never gets _really_ cold.
(Pelargoniums survive all winter).

This window faces west but is partially shaded- it gets a few hours of sun in
summer but at this time of year, no direct sunlight.

I've got some very stiff plastic 2" square netting and could put that over
the window, and then grow something up starting from a large-ish pot on the
floor. I'd really like to find a climber that can live happily in such
conditions and that grows roughly 2m tall. A non-flowering climber would be
ok, inconspicuous flowers would be ok. White flowers would be preferable if
there were any (everything else in this space has either white flowers or no
flowers). Scented leaves or scented white flowers would be ideal. Anything
that would grow there would be worth considering.

Any ideas for what to try would be most welcome. I really can't think of
anything, but there must be *something*, surely!

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I'd really like to find a climber for this situation. Its a double-glazed
plate glass window about 2m high and one meter wide, its in what is best
described as a small porch, unheated but it never gets _really_ cold.
(Pelargoniums survive all winter).

This window faces west but is partially shaded- it gets a few hours of sun in
summer but at this time of year, no direct sunlight.

I've got some very stiff plastic 2" square netting and could put that over
the window, and then grow something up starting from a large-ish pot on the
floor. I'd really like to find a climber that can live happily in such
conditions and that grows roughly 2m tall. A non-flowering climber would be
ok, inconspicuous flowers would be ok. White flowers would be preferable if
there were any (everything else in this space has either white flowers or no
flowers). Scented leaves or scented white flowers would be ideal. Anything
that would grow there would be worth considering.

Any ideas for what to try would be most welcome. I really can't think of
anything, but there must be *something*, surely!


Jasminum polyanthum has white flowers and might, I think, work in such a
situation, but you may have to prune it in time.


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Klara, Gatwick basin

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I'd really like to find a climber for this situation. Its a double-glazed
plate glass window about 2m high and one meter wide, its in what is best
described as a small porch, unheated but it never gets _really_ cold.
(Pelargoniums survive all winter).

This window faces west but is partially shaded- it gets a few hours of
sun in
summer but at this time of year, no direct sunlight.

I've got some very stiff plastic 2" square netting and could put that over
the window, and then grow something up starting from a large-ish pot on the
floor. I'd really like to find a climber that can live happily in such
conditions and that grows roughly 2m tall. A non-flowering climber would be
ok, inconspicuous flowers would be ok. White flowers would be
preferable if
there were any (everything else in this space has either white flowers
or no
flowers). Scented leaves or scented white flowers would be ideal. Anything
that would grow there would be worth considering.

Any ideas for what to try would be most welcome. I really can't think of
anything, but there must be *something*, surely!

I have two granadillos growing in far darker conditions. You can get the
fruit in supermarkets sometimes, and the seeds germinate readily.

The fruit is round with a slightly conical top, and the slightly
ochreaceous apricot coloured case is hard, like an eggshell. The pulp
inside looks like frogspawn with beetle-shaped embryos in. IMO the pulp
is only useful if juiced, and added to something like fruit salad, where
it imparts a nice rounded flavour and fragrance.

Mid green heart-shaped leaves about the size and shape of black bryony,
and clings tenaciously with tendrils.

Haven't had any flowers yet, but I expect they will resemble passion
flowers of some sort, being in the same family.

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I'd really like to find a climber for this situation. Its a double-glazed
plate glass window about 2m high and one meter wide, its in what is best
described as a small porch, unheated but it never gets _really_ cold.
(Pelargoniums survive all winter).

This window faces west but is partially shaded- it gets a few hours of sun
in
summer but at this time of year, no direct sunlight.

I've got some very stiff plastic 2" square netting and could put that over
the window, and then grow something up starting from a large-ish pot on
the
floor. I'd really like to find a climber that can live happily in such
conditions and that grows roughly 2m tall. A non-flowering climber would
be
ok, inconspicuous flowers would be ok. White flowers would be preferable
if
there were any (everything else in this space has either white flowers or
no
flowers). Scented leaves or scented white flowers would be ideal. Anything
that would grow there would be worth considering.

Any ideas for what to try would be most welcome. I really can't think of
anything, but there must be *something*, surely!

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Hi,

How about Scindapsis (Devil's Ivy, I think) or Philodendron sp? Neither
have flowers, AFAIK, but they will tolerate your conditions. You will need
to tie them in to your framework, as they don't actually climb. (I have
seen both grown as trailing plants).

Spider