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Climber for a SW facing wall

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  Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Monday, 29th November 2010

  After having a tree crash into my garden and smashing the trellis my Montana clematis grow into, Im thinking of getting rid of this Montana clematis. I don't really like it and it hasn't preformed that well. I also have another Montana growing further down the garden (both planted by the previous owners).
  
  My wish list looks something like this. Long season, loads of scented flowers and some kind of winter interest. I know that is a tall order. I already have a Honeysuckle growing on the same wall.
  
  So what does the panel recommend?

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  Posted by daintiness (U3887838) on Tuesday, 30th November 2010

  Maybe consider growing two climbers (depending on the space) which can give you a longer period of interest - Jasminum x stephanense (pretty variegated foliage, lots of pink scented flowers all summer) with jasmine nudiflorum ( dark green foliage in summer and lots of yellow flowers - not scented all winter).
  I have a Clematis armandii 'Apple Blossom' which is vigorous which provides good interest and covers my arch beautifully all year - it has shiny green evergreen foliage, flowers from January - April, creamy scented flowers followed by bronze coloured young foliage.Mine usually flowers briefly again at the end of summer.

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  Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Wednesday, 1st December 2010

  That is quite a good idea. It would extend the season quite well.
  
  I quite like the Jasmine x Stephanese but it seems like it grows like mad! The apple blossom seems quite nice too. I have seen some photos where quite stunning
  
  I'm quite tempted to get the two clematis you can get in this issue of Gardeners world as I have been thinking of getting a winter clematis for the wall and they seem to be quite a bargain. (Clematis Cirrhosa Freckles and Jingle Bells.

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  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Thursday, 2nd December 2010

  Winter flowering clematis are good in mild winters but, I have found to my cost, in hard winters tehy curl up and shiver. At best you just lose the winter flowers. At worst, they are frozen back to their crowns.
  
  This last has happened to me in teh last two sevre winters here but it's about 5 years since I've had any flowers. Before then my cirrhosa was a thing of wonder but our winters seem to involve longer, colder spells now and that does for my winter clematis.

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  Posted by margaretstar (U14415248) on Thursday, 2nd December 2010

  I have a clematis armandii apple blossom in a small garden. It clambers over a deciduous flowering shrub and well beyond.
  I love it for its gorgeous scent in late March and the exotic green leaves throughout the winter. But it is a bit of a thug. I prune it back a lot each year.
  I just chop it back and wait for the leaves to wilt so I know which bits to get out.
  
  A bit of work, but has to be done if you haven't got a large place for it.
  
  South west facing wall? All sorts of perfumed roses will do well there as well?

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  Posted by Swedboy (U14400604) on Thursday, 2nd December 2010

  I have a scented rambling rose that I planted earlier this year in the other corner. Z D something.
  
  The apple one sounds better and better by the message.

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