Climbing Plants

sherrardk | 17:01 Wed 15th Apr 2020 | Home & Garden

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Apart from clematis (which is the only one I can think of), what sort of climbing plants grow quickly, are not too heavy (going to grow against a not too sturdy fence) and have a dark red/purple colour?

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Helewel

Passion flowers might fill the bill?

Buenchico

Have a play with this, Sherr:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/search-form

Throwing in some of your criteria, I'm seeing results such as these:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/346145/Lathyrus-odoratus-Charlie-Bear/Details

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/183712/Lathyrus-odoratus-Ruby-Anniversary/Details

Chipchopper

A good short-term solution might be Morning glory.
They are fast growing and will die down at the end of the season.

alavahalf

A Virginia Creeper will keep you busy trimming it !

sherrardk

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Morning glory looks like the sort of thing I’m after, thanks all :)

Tuvok

If you're still here Sherrardk email me on this 10 min mail address - got video you might want to see

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sherrardk

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Don’t worry anyone, I suspect it’s a hedgehog related video :)

Tuvok

Check your email.

Tuvok

You know me so well.

sherrardk

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Thanks for sharing - they can be really vicious. I had to separate a big and little hedgehog having a fight outside my back door last year (I dithered for a bit because it’s nature).

Tuvok

This took place in the middle of the night - but if it happens again earlier I'd be out there!

sherrardk

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It’s a tricky one, but the bigger one was pinning the little one down and his little legs were sticking out from his body (like something from a cartoon).

Old_Geezer

I planted Morning Glory last year. Got a few flowers. Then discovered they seem to have died off over winter. What a waste of effort.

Old_Geezer

Passion flower can be heavy.

sherrardk

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Done a bit of a search but can only find morning glory seeds so far (we’re not v good with seeds, the plants always turn out a bit pathetic somehow).

Tuvok

I've had them bash into the camear - just a few days ago - his little face was right up close to the camera - looked cute then I realised he was being shoved!

Just had 2 tonight..

sherrardk

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I’ve seen one who came to eat, I was outside at the time and I heard one squish under the fence last night. Hopefully we’ll get as many as we did last year :)

Chipchopper

For around a couple of quid for a packet of morning glory seeds, you can't go wrong really. I had them growing up an 8ft trellis, obelisk last year, which provided a daily interest.
They are treated as annuals in the UK and you can save some seed for the following year.