This is a list of climbers that we would normally stock each year. We will have other varieties available from time to time so if you don’t see what you want please ask. In the Priceguide the lower price is for the size of plant normally offered - a good planting size, Higher prices are for larger and specimen plants. We may at times have cheaper plants, offers, or discounts for bulk purchases. We can always quote you for your individual requirements. Most climbers are normally available for spring and/or autumn planting - not in mid-summer or winter.

Tips for growing climbing plants

Actinidia Kolomikta - striking climber with leaves variegated white, pink and green. White flowers in June. Height 4.5-6m. Plant on a south or west wall for best results. Priceguide £7-£15
 Akebia Qiunata - semi-evergreen, twining habit, fragrant, small purple flowers in April. Height 9-12 m. sun or shade. Priceguide £6-£10
 Aristolochia Durior ‘Dutchman's Pipe’ - vigorous with heart shaped leaves, unusual tubular bent flowers, greenish purple in June. Height up to 9m. Sun or shade. Priceguide £10-£15
 Campsis Radicans ‘Trumpet Vine’ - exotic looking climber with brilliant orange scarlet trumpet flowers in August-Sept. Needs full sun.The variety Flava has rich yellow flowers. Priceguide £6-£10
Ceanothus - see Shrub List
Chaenomeles - see Shrub List
Chimonanthus - see Shrub List

Clematis - a large and indispensable family of colourful climbers - they thrive best in full sun but like a cool moist root run.
SPECIES VARIETIES
 Clematis Alpina - blue nodding flowers in April and May. Height up to 2.5m
We will also have named varieties available in pink, red and deep blue - please ask for details. Priceguide £4.50-£10
 Clematis Armandii - evergreen variety with white scented flowers in April-May and long glossy leaves. Needs a warm sunny wall. Priceguide £10-£15
 Clematis Cirrhosa ‘Freckles’ - fern-like leaves and yellow flowers spotted purple in winter. Height 3.5-4.5 m. Silky seed heads. Priceguide £4.50-£10
 Clematis Macropetala - violet blue almost double flowers in May and June. Prettily divided leaves. Height up to 2.5m. Silky seed heads. Also available Markhams Pink. Priceguide £4.50-£10

Clematis Montana - very vigorous species up to 9 m. flowering profusely in May.
 ‘Elisabeth’ - pale pink scented flowers.
 ‘Grandiflora Alba’ - white
 ‘Rubens’ - rose pink flowers bronze leaves.
 ‘Tetrarose’ - lilac rose flowers bronze leaves.
Priceguide £4.50-£12.50

Clematis Orienthus - bell shaped yellow flowers in August and September. Fern like leaves, silky seed heads. Height up to 6m. the variety ‘Orange Peel’ has thick spongy sepals. Priceguide £5-£10
 Clematis Tangutica - dense grower up to 4.5m. Rich yellow lantern like flowers in Autumn followed by silky seed heads. Lacy divided leaves. Priceguide £4.50-£7.50
 Clematis Viticella - small purple flowers in abundance in summer and early Autumn. Height up to 3.5m. There are named varieties in red and purple which we sometimes have. Priceguide £4.50-£7.50

LARGE FLOWERED HYBRIDS
 Clematis Comtesse De Bouchard - soft rose pink. June-August
 Clematis Duchess of Edinburgh - scented double white. May and June.
 Clematis Ernest Markham - Red. June-Sept
Clematis Gypsy Queen - violet purple. July-Sept
 Clematis Hagley Hybrid - shell pink. June-Sept
Clematis Henryi - large white. May-June Aug-Sept
 Clematis Huldine - white. July-Oct
 Clematis Jackmanii - purple. July-Sept
 Clematis Lasurstern - lavender blue. May-June Aug-Sept
 Clematis Mrs Cholmondley - pale blue. May-August
 Clematis Nelly Moser - pink striped. May-June Aug-Sept
 Clematis Niobe - deep red July-Oct
 Clematis Perle D’Azur - light blue June -Aug
 Clematis The Presidnet - purple blue June-Sept
 Clematis Ville De Lyon - bright red July-Oct
 Clematis Vyvyan Pennell - double violet May-July
 Clematis William Kennet - lavender June-Aug
We will have many more varieties of Hybrid Clematis during the season-please ask if you don’t see the variety you want.
Priceguide £4.50-£10

Cotoneaster - see shrub list
 Garrya Elliptica - large evergreen wall shrub with attractive drooping catkins in winter. Priceguide £7-£15

Hederas ‘Ivy’ - Ivys are among the hardiest of all climbers growing even in adverse conditions. Sun or shade.
 Hedera Canariensis Varigata - large silver variegated leaves.
 Hedera Colchica Dentata Varigata - large green leaves margined yellow
 Hedera Colchica Paddy’s Pride - large leaves with central yellow splash
 Hedera Helix Varieties - this is the hardy English Ivy. We have numerous varieties with green, gold and silver coloured leaves in many combinations.
Priceguide £3-£10


 Humulus Lupulus Aureus - the Golden Hop is a very vigorous climber with soft golden leaves and drooping yellowish-green flowers in late summer. Dies down to the ground each winter. Priceguide £5-£10
 Hydrangea Petiolaris - self clinging climber slow growing but makes a large plant in time. Excellent on a north wall or in shade. Large white flowers in June. Priceguide £4-£12
Jasmines - fast-growing twining plants preferring a sunny position. Flowers are fragrant.
 Jasmine Beesianum - deep pink fragrant flowers. May-June black berries.
 Jasmine Officinale - very fragrant white flowers. June-Sept must be in sun.
 Jasmine Nudiflorum - yellow flowers on bare branches in winter - very hardy.
Priceguide £4-£10

Lonicera ‘Honeysuckles’ - hardy group of climbers often with fragrant flowers. Well suited to growing in all soils in sun, semi-shade or full shade.
 Lonicera Americana - white tinged purple fragrant flowers.Height up to 9m June-July
 Lonicera Caprifolium - fragrant cream flowers June -July Height up to 6m.
 Lonicera ’Dropmore Scarlet’ - bright scarlet tubular flowers July-Oct vigorous.
 Lonicera Heckrotti - yellow/purple flowers July-Aug
 Lonicera Henryi - evergreen yellow/red flowers June-July.
 Lonicera Japonica Halliana - very fragrant cream and yellow flowers evergreen Height 6-9m.
 Lonicera Periclymenum - this is the common honeysuckle with very fragrant cream and purple flowers.There are early and late flowering types ‘Belgica’ and ‘Serotina’
Lonicera Tellmanniana - very fragrant coppery yellow flowers June-July best in part or full shade.
Priceguide £4-£8

Magnolia Grandiflora see Shrub List

Parthenocissus - these are strong growing self clinging climbers mainly grown for their brilliant red autumn leaf colour .
 Parthenocissus Henryana - unusual species with silvery veined leaves, best in semi-shade.
 Parthenocissus Quinquefolia ‘Virginia Creeper’ - large-leafed vigorous grower with brilliant orange and scarlet leaves in autumn.
 Parthenocissus Veitchii ‘Boston Ivy’ - vigorous self clinging vine, rich crimson and scarlet leaves in autumn.
Priceguide £5-£12

Passiflora Caerulea ‘Passion Flower’ - vigorous climber with familiar blue/white flowers in summer and autumn. Hardy on a warm sunny wall. Priceguide £5-£10
 Polygonum Aubertii ‘Russian Vine’ - rampant climber up to 12m masses of white flowers in summer and autumn. Priceguide £3.50-£7.50
Pyracantha - see Shrub List
Roses - see Rose List for 50 varieties of Climbers and Ramblers.
 Solanum Glasanevin ‘Potato Vine’ - vigorous semi-evergreen up to 6m. Rich purple blue potato-like flowers freely produced July-Sept. Priceguide £5-£10
 Vitis ‘Brandt’ - hardy vine up to 9m. Large deep purple leaves and bunches of purple grapes in late summer. Priceguide £6-£12
 Vitis Coignetae - strong grower very large rounded leaves - green turning crimson and scarlet in autumn - purple fruits. Priceguide £7-£12
Wisteria - superb well known climber with long racemes of white, pink, blue or mauve pea-like flowers produced in May and June.Best in full sun.
Wisteria Floribunda ‘Japanese Wisteria’ - Height up to 4m. Available in white, pink and lilac. Usually flowers when relatively young. Priceguide £10-£25
 Wisteria Sinensis ‘Chinese Wisteria’ - very large climber up to 20 m. Fragrant lilac-purple flowers May-June, also available Alba with white flowers. Priceguide £10-£25