Encyclopedia: Other climbers

A vigorous, spreading and relatively frost hardy climber. Leaves are large (8-12 cm long), evergreen, leathery, deep green in colour with prominent white veins and most often divided into 5 lobes. Well capable of scaling a wall, it adheres itself to the surface of the support by aerial roots. It grows up to 20 m tall, with about 1 meter of annual growth. A long-lived plant It doesn’t like dry or acid soil and thrives in shade or in partial shade but will also tolerate...

A vigorous and spreading climber. Large evergreen leathery leaves, deep green in color, usually composed of 5 leaflets. Well capable of scaling a wall, it adheres itself to the surface of the support by aerial roots. Grows up to 20 m, with about a meter of annual growth. Its longevity makes it particularly suitable for growing over pergolas, walls and fences creating evergreen cover. Prefers soils that are not excessively dry or acid. Well suited for shaded or partia...

A compact shrub of erect, wiry shoots and decorative leaves. Looks pretty when planted as a single feature in a small garden. A group of specimen creates a ground cover. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Leaves decorative, evergreen, dark, glossy green, heart-shaped with rounded apex. In September-October  an ornamental feature are umbels of small, round, greenish-yellow flowers with yellow anthers. They attract bees in autumn. In winter the black, berry-like fruit catch the...

One of the most extensively cultivated hop species. It's a perennial and as such it can live many years. The above ground part of the plant dies out every autumn and in spring new shoots emerge from hidden roots. Owing to its vigorous growth and densely twining stems it forms thick clothing of a fence, a tree trunk, an arbour or a low building in just a few weeks. An excellent screening plant. In autumn masses of yellowish-green cones appear and leaves may turn to ora...

A climbing perennial growing up to 6 m tall with soft yellow leaves throughout the summer. A female form, the most attractive of all hop varieties. Best grown in full sun, not drought tolerant. Very effective in autumn (IX-X) with drooping yellow cones scattered around the plant. Owing to its vigorous growth and densely twining stems it forms thick clothing of a fence, a tree trunk, an arbour or a low building in just a few weeks. An excellent screening plant. In autu...

A dwarf variety of roundish leaves 4-6 cm in diameter, green, glossy on the upper side and white and green underneath, serrated and set on long petioles. Flowers are sterile, cream coloured, honey scented and scarce, gathered in corymbs, blooming in June and July. It climbs by means of adventitious roots, reaching 1-1,5 m height (10 cm annual growth ratio. Frost hardy, undemanding, resistant to diseases and vermin. Prefers moist soils, although not boggy or acidic, an...

A new cultivar with green leaves with yellow margins. White flowers in corymbs, in June-July. It climbs by attaching itself to the support by aerial root and can grow up to 6-10 m tall (0,5 m annually). Frost hardy. Thrives best in moist and acid soils in well lit positions that don’t receive direct sunlight. Particularly useful for growing on walls, trees, pergolas and as a groundcover. Well suited for colour combinations.

A valuable, fully hardy, strong-growing climber reaching even 20 m (0,5-1 m of annual growth) in suitable trees. It attaches itself by means of aerial roots, though may require initial support. Flowers in corymbs, in June to July, greenish-white, with several large, prominent white florets along the margin. Green, ovate leaves on long petioles turn to yellow in autumn. Stems cooper-brown with peeling bark. Thrives best in moist and acid soils. Particularly useful in h...

An interesting cultivar of white-splashed leaves. The leaves are nearly circular, 5-10 cm in diameter, green with irregular white colouring on the margins and/or green-white marble pattern on the rest of the leaf. The edges are serrated and set on long petioles. It climbs by aerial roots, reaching 4-6 m height (0.5-1 m annual growth rate). It is frost hardy, undemanding...

An interesting though rarely encountered evergreen climber with velvety-hairy leaves. Flowers small, yellowish, from June to October, mainly on new growth, followed by purplish-black berries with a light waxy bloom. A vigorous species forming a dense tangle of twining stems up to 3-6m long (1-2m of annual growth). It doesn't have any special soil requirements. Well suited for scrambling over arbors, pergolas and other supports. Wrong name of this species is Lonicera g...