Climbers & Vines

English Ivy

Hedera helix

Versatile evergreen climber or groundcover (Ivy); adaptable to shade and a wide range of conditions.

Passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Vigorous tendril climber producing exotic, intricately structured flowers; followed by edible passion fruit.

Cape Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

Scrambling evergreen shrub producing masses of sky-blue flowers; excellent for warm, sunny positions.

Jasmine

Jasminum sp.

Climbing or scrambling shrubs (Jasmine) with delicately fragrant flowers in white, yellow, or pink.

Mandevilla

Mandevilla sp.

Mandevilla is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1840.

Jasminum

Jasminum azoricum

No description available for this species.

Parthenocissus

Parthenocissus sp.

Deciduous self-clinging climbers (Virginia Creeper) with spectacular crimson-orange autumn colour.

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Species entry for Parthenocissus quinquefolia, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Snail Vine

Phaseolus caracalla

Species entry for Phaseolus caracalla, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Flame Vine

Pyrostegia venusta

Species entry for Pyrostegia venusta, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Clematis

Clematis sp.

Climbing plants producing showy flowers in a huge range of colours and forms.

Happy Wanderer

Hardenbergia violacea

Australian evergreen climber bearing chains of purple, pink, or white pea-flowers in spring.

Star Jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Evergreen twining climber (Star Jasmine) producing fragrant white flowers in summer; excellent for pergolas.

Boston Ivy

Parthenocissus tricuidata

Species entry for Parthenocissus tricuidata, grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Magnolia-vine

Schisandra chinensis

Schisandra chinensis, whose fruit is called schisandra, magnolia berry or five-flavor fruit, is a vine plant native to forests of Northern China, the Russian Far East, Korea, and Japan. It is hardy in USDA Zones 4-8.

Wisteria floribunda

Wisteria floribunda

No description available for this species.

Clematis montana

Clematis montana

No description available for this species.

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

No description available for this species.

Clematis paniculata

Clematis paniculata

No description available for this species.

Trumpet Vine

Campsis radicans

Campsis, commonly known as trumpet creeper or trumpet vine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to woodlands in China and North America. It consists of two species, both of which are vigorous deciduous perennial climbers, clinging by aerial roots, and producing large trumpet-shaped flowers in the summer.

Honeysuckle

Lonicera sp.

Honeysuckle; twining climbers or shrubs with sweetly fragrant tubular flowers attracting birds and bees.

Wisteria

Wisteria sinensis

Spectacular deciduous climber bearing enormous pendulous clusters of fragrant violet or white flowers.