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                                                                         The Climbing Selection  Climbing Plants can bring flat ugly areas to life without taking up space  

A range of Climbing Plants that can be successfully grown in Sydney         

 

 

Ficus pumila

(Creeping Fig)

Features: Fast growing, bronze green leaves.

Form: Attaching climber.

Aspect: Full sun to shade.

Soil: Well drained organic soils.

Growing: Prune to maintain flat surface & remove woody growth. Keep controlled.

 

 

 

Ficus pumila 'minima'
(Small Leafed Creeping Fig)

Features: Fast growing, bronze green leaves.

Form: Attaching climber.

Aspect: Full sun to shade.

Soil: Well drained organic soils.

Growing: Prune to maintain flat surface & remove woody growth. Keep controlled.

 

Bougainvillea species

(Bougainvillea)

Form: Fast growing. Coloured bracts.

Form: Hooked climber.

Aspect: Full sun to shade.

Soil: Well drained organic soils.

Growing: Prune to a horizontal. Keep controlled & fertilise after flowering.

 

Hedera helix

(English Ivy)

Form:  attaching climber

Aspect: full sun to shade

Soil: well drained organic

Growing: prune to maintain flat surface and to control where it grows.

 

Hedera canariensis

(Algerian Ivy)

Form: fast growing climbing twiner

Aspect: full sun to shade

Soil: well drained organic

Growing: prune woody growth away in late winter to keep under control.

Solanum jasminoides

(Potato vine)

Form: fast growing twining climber

Aspect: full sun to part shade

Soil: well drained organic

Growing: prune to maintain shape and to keep dense growth. Support main stem.

Trachelospermum jasminoides

(Star Jasmine)

Form: fast growing twining climber

Aspect: full sun to part shade

Soil: well drained organic

Growing: prune to maintain shape and keep under control. Use gloves when handling.

Wisteria sinensis    (deciduous in Autumn)

(Chinese Wisteria)

Form: fast growing deciduous twining climber

Aspect: full sun to part shade

Soil: well drained organic

Growing: prune in winter to maintain its form and keep under control. Support main stem. Fertilize when flowering.