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Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
Hi guys,
Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Any ideas much appreciated. kind regards, Richard |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
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Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
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Sacha wrote: Richard Kerry7/2/04 10:56 $1g3$1@tit an.btinternet.com Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Where do you live? And what is your soil like? For MOST responses, the immediate answer is Clematis armandii. There are other answers for many locations and most soils. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
Nick Maclaren7/2/04 7:23
In article , Sacha wrote: Richard Kerry7/2/04 10:56 Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Where do you live? And what is your soil like? For MOST responses, the immediate answer is Clematis armandii. There are other answers for many locations and most soils. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thinking of which, Nick; do you remember I mentioned Clematis rehederiana some long while ago and said it was evergreen? I remember you expressed surprise but said it might be with us? Well, it was up until the frost a few days ago, so I suppose the answer is that in a mild winter down here, it will be. The Muehlenbeckia which is on the same wall is still going strong and is evergreen but might not be everyone's cup of tea. It's certainly vigorous but not of much interest in terms of flowering etc. and perhaps not quick enough for the OP - must say that I really like it, though. Our Rosa banksiae is evergreen and I think it would be hard to find a more vigorous rose to train up a house wall - it's up in the gutters if we're not careful and is threatening to bloom any minute now. It did throw out some flowers in January of last year and then bloomed again most wonderfully later in the year. In fact, given the right location, I think that could be a good choice for the OP (no cutting back of course!) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
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Sacha wrote: Thinking of which, Nick; do you remember I mentioned Clematis rehederiana some long while ago and said it was evergreen? I remember you expressed surprise but said it might be with us? Well, it was up until the frost a few days ago, so I suppose the answer is that in a mild winter down here, it will be. Yes, that makes sense. So far, Cambridge has had an incredibly mild winter (-3/4 Celcius), and I have just pruned my Passiflora caerulea back while it was still nominally evergreen. I was ill and forgot to bring my Punica granatum and Feijoa sellowiana inside during the 'hard' frosts, but they have taken little notice - the former has no leaves, of course. I shall have to see if I get any flowers off the Holboellia - it is very happy, but the flowers seem very sensitive to spring frosts, of which we get many. Interestingly, a Cymbidium which is doing well but we don't like (flesh pink flowers) seems happy with mild frost but its (slightly past it) flowers dropped dead. I didn't realise that they were as tough as that. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
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Sacha wrote: Thinking of which, Nick; do you remember I mentioned Clematis rehederiana some long while ago and said it was evergreen? I remember you expressed surprise but said it might be with us? Well, it was up until the frost a few days ago, so I suppose the answer is that in a mild winter down here, it will be. Yes, that makes sense. So far, Cambridge has had an incredibly mild winter (-3/4 Celcius), and I have just pruned my Passiflora caerulea back while it was still nominally evergreen. I was ill and forgot to bring my Punica granatum and Feijoa sellowiana inside during the 'hard' frosts, but they have taken little notice - the former has no leaves, of course. I shall have to see if I get any flowers off the Holboellia - it is very happy, but the flowers seem very sensitive to spring frosts, of which we get many. Interestingly, a Cymbidium which is doing well but we don't like (flesh pink flowers) seems happy with mild frost but its (slightly past it) flowers dropped dead. I didn't realise that they were as tough as that. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
excuse my ignornance, but what exactly is OP?
kind regards, richard "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Nick Maclaren7/2/04 7:23 In article , Sacha wrote: Richard Kerry7/2/04 10:56 Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Where do you live? And what is your soil like? For MOST responses, the immediate answer is Clematis armandii. There are other answers for many locations and most soils. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thinking of which, Nick; do you remember I mentioned Clematis rehederiana some long while ago and said it was evergreen? I remember you expressed surprise but said it might be with us? Well, it was up until the frost a few days ago, so I suppose the answer is that in a mild winter down here, it will be. The Muehlenbeckia which is on the same wall is still going strong and is evergreen but might not be everyone's cup of tea. It's certainly vigorous but not of much interest in terms of flowering etc. and perhaps not quick enough for the OP - must say that I really like it, though. Our Rosa banksiae is evergreen and I think it would be hard to find a more vigorous rose to train up a house wall - it's up in the gutters if we're not careful and is threatening to bloom any minute now. It did throw out some flowers in January of last year and then bloomed again most wonderfully later in the year. In fact, given the right location, I think that could be a good choice for the OP (no cutting back of course!) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
excuse my ignornance, but what exactly is OP?
kind regards, richard "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... Nick Maclaren7/2/04 7:23 In article , Sacha wrote: Richard Kerry7/2/04 10:56 Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Where do you live? And what is your soil like? For MOST responses, the immediate answer is Clematis armandii. There are other answers for many locations and most soils. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Thinking of which, Nick; do you remember I mentioned Clematis rehederiana some long while ago and said it was evergreen? I remember you expressed surprise but said it might be with us? Well, it was up until the frost a few days ago, so I suppose the answer is that in a mild winter down here, it will be. The Muehlenbeckia which is on the same wall is still going strong and is evergreen but might not be everyone's cup of tea. It's certainly vigorous but not of much interest in terms of flowering etc. and perhaps not quick enough for the OP - must say that I really like it, though. Our Rosa banksiae is evergreen and I think it would be hard to find a more vigorous rose to train up a house wall - it's up in the gutters if we're not careful and is threatening to bloom any minute now. It did throw out some flowers in January of last year and then bloomed again most wonderfully later in the year. In fact, given the right location, I think that could be a good choice for the OP (no cutting back of course!) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 20:58:32 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Kerry"
wrote: excuse my ignornance, but what exactly is OP? New speak for Original Poster -- Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 20:58:32 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Kerry"
wrote: excuse my ignornance, but what exactly is OP? New speak for Original Poster -- Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:56:18 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Kerry"
wrote: Hi guys, Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Any ideas much appreciated. kind regards, Richard Depends on your location. Clematis armandii might do if it's not too cold or exposed. Failing that, there are lots of attractive ivies. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 10:56:18 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Kerry"
wrote: Hi guys, Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Any ideas much appreciated. kind regards, Richard Depends on your location. Clematis armandii might do if it's not too cold or exposed. Failing that, there are lots of attractive ivies. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
"Richard Kerry" wrote in message ... Hi guys, Could any of you recommend a vigorous evergreen climber? I need a climber to cover a south facing wall about 25 feet wide and 25 feet high? Something that is quick growing............ Any ideas much appreciated. kind regards, Richard Clematis Armandii .........cant beat it |
Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
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Vigorous evergreen climber - any ideas?
Nick Maclaren7/2/04 8:44
In article , Sacha wrote: Thinking of which, Nick; do you remember I mentioned Clematis rehederiana some long while ago and said it was evergreen? I remember you expressed surprise but said it might be with us? Well, it was up until the frost a few days ago, so I suppose the answer is that in a mild winter down here, it will be. Yes, that makes sense. So far, Cambridge has had an incredibly mild winter (-3/4 Celcius), and I have just pruned my Passiflora caerulea back while it was still nominally evergreen. I was ill and forgot to bring my Punica granatum and Feijoa sellowiana inside during the 'hard' frosts, but they have taken little notice - the former has no leaves, of course. Again, I've seen both go through Jersey winters but without fruiting. The pomegranate flowers are extremely pretty though, so it's worth growing it for that alone. The Feijoa is a curiosity and certainly interesting if it survives a British winter outside but that's about it for me. My ex ma in law had it in her Jersey garden when they were very unusual and showed it to a friend of hers, expecting cries of "what is that?" Instead, the friend said "Oh, a Feijoa; tell me, does it fruit with you?" ;-) I shall have to see if I get any flowers off the Holboellia - it is very happy, but the flowers seem very sensitive to spring frosts, of which we get many. Ray tells me that they don't like east winds, if that's any help. Interestingly, a Cymbidium which is doing well but we don't like (flesh pink flowers) seems happy with mild frost but its (slightly past it) flowers dropped dead. I didn't realise that they were as tough as that. No, nor did I. I'd think getting it so far is a bit of a triumph even if you don't really like it. It's always interesting to push the boundaries. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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