Can anyone recomend a climbing plant that won't wreck my shed and likes the shade please?

Question

I would prefer something unusual if possibly, though I do like roses.

Answer 1

Roses do not do well in shade, although I've got a climbing Joseph's Coat under a redwood that occasionaly puts a bloom or two out.

Unusual nondestructive shady: Akebia, Kiwi (and some kiwi relations), Dutchman's Breeches, some passionflower vines have interesting leaves and will occasionally flower (although most like partial sun).

American Bittersweet is not unusual per se, and likes partial shade better, but it is a native that has fallen from fashion in gardens so not too many people will still have one. Birds love the profuse orange winter berries which are quite as pretty as any flower (you will need to get boy plants and girl plants).

Climbing Hydrangea is not destructive, and likes shade, but I don't think of it as unusual.

Answer 2

Hydrangea anomala - climbing hydrangea Mine does really well on a north facing wall.
Berberidopsis corallina - I planted this one on a wall that is mostly shdaded in the gap between a conservatory and a brick wall. It's doing really well. An everygreen, with tiny flowers. I really love this one.
You'll have a problem with roses and most flowers will reach for the sun So you'll probably have bare stems and all the flowers on top of the shed. If you do want a rose, try something like Constance Spry.

Answer 3

Clematis armandii is a vigorous variety which grows well in partial shade and is evergreen. Prune immediately after flowering (it flowers early in the year) - group 1.

Answer 4

Clematis likes sun but the roots like shade and there are hundreds of verities

Answer 5

Triffids

Answer 6

Try a honeysuckle. They give off a beautiful subtle smell on late summer evenings.

Answer 7

Pyracantha, it's evergreen and produces masses of berries, can live in sun or shade.