Encyclopedia: Other climbers

An interesting cultivars of spherical, light pink flowers. It may be grown as a climbing or groundcover rose. Tolerates poor soil and shaded sites. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers 4-6 across, double, light pink of a nice rounded form, maintain both shape and colour throughout the season; pleasantly and strongly scented; flowers gathered in large panicles; generous fl...

A climbing cultivar of supple shoots and double, bright pink flowers gathered in large inflorescences. Bloom abundantly over a long period of time – till autumn.  It is undemanding and mildew resistant. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers double, delicately scented, purple, ca. 4 cm across, tightly gathered by dozens in panicles. Appear relatively late but keep opening...

A very fast-growing cultivar of numerous, highly original, beatifully scented violet flowers. Robust and highly resistant. The shoots have nearly no prickles. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers small, violet with white centre and yellow anthers. They smell beautifully of apples and lily of the valley. In bloom the shrub turns into a wall of flowers. Flowering for abou...

An attractive cultivar of interesting white flowers with petals curled outwards. Suitable for cut flowers compositions. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers white, ca. 8 cm across, double, gathered in large inflorescences. Petals distinctively curled outwards. Bloom abundantly from June-July till the end of summer. Leaves rather small, glossy. Annual shoots are 2 m long, ...

A Ukrainian, autogamous variety abundant in fruit. Its valuable stems are used for decorative, medicinal and nutritional purposes. The fruit, but also to some extent the leaves and the bark contain schisandrine (toning and strengthening substance), Vitamin E and many minerals: iron, copper, manganese, nickel, molybdenum, titanium and zinc, as well as significant quantities of magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. It has been used for centuries in the traditional Chines...

A valuable climber grown not only for its ornamental and medicinal properties but also for consumption. Fruits, leaves and bark contain schisandrine (tonifying and strengthening substance), vitamin E and are rich in microelements. Flowers small, creamy-white during May and June. Scarlet, round berries, borne in grape-like clusters, ripen from August to September. It starts bearing fruit in the fourth-sixth year after planting. A hardy, high-climbing species reaching 3...

Unusual, rampant vine of yellow flowers 1-2 cm in diameter, consisting of 5-10 sepals, dioecious. Its natural habitat is on hillsides of south-central and south-west China, from 500 to 2500 m above sea level. Flowers borne in May in the axils at the new shoots base. They are sometimes delicately scented. Fruit red, edible. The leaves are seasonal feature, glossy dark green, eliptic or ovate, serrated, 7-15 cm long and 3-8 cm wide. New shoots are light green and turn b...

The most ornamental of all Magnolia Vines with deep red, small (about 2,5 cm in diameter) but quite conspicuous flowers in April-May, borne single on long stalks in leaf axils. Flowers are most often bisexual. Pea-sized, deep red berries gathered in nodding spikes. Oval green leaves, 6 cm long. The stems twine round the supports. It requires fertile, moist, but not waterlogged soil. It may freeze during harsh winters. An excellent connoisseur plant. Flowers best admir...

A unique female form recommended for connaisseurs looking for original, outstanding plants. Looks pretty against a house wall. When blooming, it is best admired at a close distance. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers decorative, small, ca. 2.5 cm across, dark red , single, overhanging on long stalks growing from leaf axis; opening in April-May. Fruit also dark red, pea-sized, gathered in overhanging clusters.  To obtain fruit, a male plant of the same species should b...

An ornamental climber, supporting itself by means of aerial roots. White flowers are borne in large, flattened cymes. Leaves heart-shaped, dark green, turning yellow in autumn. Though slow-growing (0,5 m of annual growth), it eventually reaches 6 m. Superb species for partially shady or shady positions, walls, tree trunks and as ground cover. Best in moist and acid soils. Pruning: moderate, only when needed.