A climbing plant that will grow from a pot to cover an unsightly wall? A quick growing one preferably!?

Answer 1

Depends on aspect of wall (N S E W?)

Hydrangea anomala petiolaris (climbing hydrangea) will grow in container - v. good for north facing.

Humulus lupulus 'Aurea' (golden hops). Lovely bright yellow foliage, grows quickly, but fairly easy to control. Cut back in Autumn.

Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston Ivy) or Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
- turns red in Autumn.

Evergreen clematis - Clematis armandii

...but the builder is right. If not kept under control, climbers on walls can cause damage and damp - so keep a close eye, keep it under control & don't let it get out of hand. Certainly DO NOT PLANT Fallopia baldschuanica (was Polygonum baldschuanicum) RUSSIAN VINE unless you have a huge space to cover - or neighbours you hate!

Answer 2

Fast Growing Climbing Plants

Answer 3

ekatlrignedrag (what happens if you say that name backwards?) has some excellent suggestions, but here are a few more:

1. Roses, of the climbing or rambling variety. There is probably a rose for every situation, but, depending on the area you want covered, take note of the rose's vigour (ie growth potential). A rose like rosa 'kiftsgate' could cause you headaches as it blocks gutters two floors up (and for the same reason, only worse, avoid Russian Vine/Mile-a-Minute/Fallopia baldschuanica - they're all the same plant and are rampant beyond belief).

2. One of my favourites is Campsis, also known as Trumpet Creeper or Trumpet Vine for its magnificent trumpet-shaped flowers. It is also very vigorous, but being restricted to a pot would mean that its growth would be inhibited. If you're American, you probably know all about it already. I have two growing in my north-facing back garden, up against a fence.

3. You don't say if the wall is shady, north-facing, damp or dry. All these are important factors, so before buying, check that your intended plant can cope with your conditions.

4. The official body for gardeners in the UK is the Royal Horticultural Society (R.H.S.), which has an extremely comprehensive website at www.rhs.org.uk They offer advice on gardening problems and plant selection and finding. Their plant selector (at www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselector/default.aspx) asks you what you want (characteristics/colour/growth/soil type/situation) and then recommends plants, complete with photos and descriptions. A quick check, choosing the climber/climbing/container plants options under Plant Characteristics and leaving everything else open, produces 24 results. If you're in the UK, the RHS website would be the obvious place to start. Even if you're not in the UK, it's good for ideas.

5. Depending on the sort of climber you want, it may need support - for instance, by wires and vine eyes. If you don't want to drill holes in your wall or don't want a plant to damage your wall (such as ivy can), then that will limit your choice of plants. Always ask how the plant supports itself.

6. If you don't want to risk the wall at all, either by an invasive climber such as ivy or by putting holes in the wall, how about just growing a tall shrub in the pot? It would hide the wall, without damaging anything.

7. Local knowledge helps: your local garden centre or nursery should be able to advise on suitable plants for your situation. If they can't, don't buy from them.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Quick Climbing Plants

Answer 5

Suggestion: Do not cover your wall with a climbing plant. As a builder, I have seen climbing plants coming in through a house wall to the inside of the lounge. They will find the smallest of cracks and grow into them, they will grow into your gutters and then under your roof etc. The climber will also harbour moisture will will damage the wall, especially if it is constructed of a material such as wood. Even a brick wall will be damaged by the creeper growing through the cracks then as it matures, the vine will increase in girth which puts pressure on the brick.

Answer 6

The quickest growing wall cover is known as Russian Vine, But beware once it has established itself it will spread and spread and spread. as much as one metre per week so they are hard work and normally only used in the wild. May I suggest Ivy which is slower growing but can be trained to cover the wall, eg tying the tips over unsightly bits first where they will spread out.

Answer 7

Virginia Creeper, is fast growing, little care, feeds the birds with its berries in the fall.

Not recommended to grow on a house, may damage the bricks.

I have mine for over 5 years. I started in a small pot. Now it is covering 4 hugly walls, and natural gaz pipes. I have the joy of numerous birds species visiting my garden since!

Answer 8

Clematis, morning glory are climbing, flowering plants. You can go to this website & research for more plants: http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com
This is an actual place where you can visit a simply stunning growing/display of their products. Very informative site when looking for a specific type of plant. Good Luck

Answer 9

A member of the Ivy family called 'Creeping Charlie' grows fast, and is a very beautiful plant. Anyone in the business would know what you are refering to if you said that. Good luck.

Answer 10

Mile a minute creeper will grow really quickly and to the point where you will have to keep up with the trimming or it will take over! Really lovely little white flowers though and brill coverage. Garden centres stock them, ask as they sometimes come under another name but the nick-name is mile a minute.