climber ident.

bunty39 | 11:23 Sat 07th Aug 2010 | Gardening

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can anyone identify, by my inadequate description, a climbing plant that grows up a fence and then cascades. it has long, fairly strong shoots with very attractive trifold leaves on both sides opposite each other. i thought it was jasmine, for some reason or other but i don't see it in any book.
thankyou

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boxtops

What colour are the leaves? Any sign of flowers, to give us a clue?

bunty39

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the leaves are fairly small, getting smaller as they reach the tip. they are shiny, mid-green on top, and pale, matt underneath. the flowers are small and white.

bunty39

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just noticed something else., the stems are square.

emeritus

Have a look at Russian Vine or Japanese Honeysuckle ?

bunty39

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thanks emeritus,
it's not russian vine, and it's more uniform than japanese honeysuckle. keep the suggestions coming though, please

emeritus

Might be better to post a pic if you can

boxtops

Could it be this - traveller's joy - also known as Old Man's Beard?
http://www.plantpress...828-travellersjoy.php

Hawkwalk

How about Solanum jasminoides?

bunty39

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thankyou all. i don't have a camera handy, but i scanned a section of a branch. how do i post it on to answerbank though? tell me to get lost if i'm a nuisance.

bunty39

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Each one of the 3 leaves is no more than 2 centimetres
Here is a photo of it...

http://i37.tinypic.com/2zf28eh.jpg

thanks

Prudie

Can you describe the white flowers more bunty? I don't recognise it from the leaves personally

bunty39

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hi prudie,
the flowers are very small, and as i should have mentioned earlier, bloom in winter.

emeritus

Are these the leaves ?

If so it could be Winter Flowering Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)

http://www.efloras.or...d=47708&flora_id=1001

Prudie

Yes i thought winter jasmine but that is usually yellow but I see there are some white varieties so that could well be it.

bunty39

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emeritus,
i had a notion that it was jasmine at the start, but when i looked at pictures of jasmine on the computer it looked entirely different.
thank you, it is indeed exactly the same as the pics you sent.
thanks to all.