Best Climbing Plants For Fences

Wisteria is fast growing and can reach up to 25 30 feet 7 9 metres in height.

Best climbing plants for fences.

When it comes to plants that grow on fences you have many choices on what kinds of vines to grow. They offer wonderful scent and great for wildlife. The have strong sturdy stems that will easily support the plant. As it is originally a wild woodland plant it needs to have its roots in the shade and its flowering stems in sun or part shade and will quickly grow to 6m given the right conditions.

Best climbing plants for full sun flowering maple butterfly bush white forsythia honeysuckle grape vine wisteria passion fruit virginia creeper hollyleaf sweetspire rose everlasting sweet pea nectarines figs apples cherries peaches apricots. Good ground cover. Other types of climber. 10 best flowering climbers 1.

Wisteria wisteria chinensis wisteria is a deciduous climbing perennial with beautiful cascading spring blooms. Other shade lovers are climbing hydrangea hydrangea petiolaris creeping fig and ivy. Having said this they are more than suitable to be trained in this way. Now that you know how to plant a living fence using vines you can start to beautify your chain link fence.

They offer wonderful scent and great for wildlife. Common honeysuckle lonicera periclymenum is a magnet for wildlife with nectar rich tubular white and yellow flowers to attract pollinators and red berries for the birds. This plant will grow like crazy so be prepared to prune it back every year to keep it under control. This invaluable self clinging evergreen climber for a north or shady fence or wall is not one of those dark and deadly green ivies that increase the gloom of shady places.

Carolina jessamine gelsemium sempervirens also known as poor man s rope evening trumpet flower or yellow jessamine is a hardy perennial climbing vine suitable in usda zones 7 through 8. Whether you are looking for a fast growing plant to cover a fence or something that provides year round interest you are sure to find a vine that suits your tastes and needs. Pyracantha ceanothus and some rose varieties are fantastic for this. Its silvery grey green sharply angled foliage is white edged sometimes with pink tints in winter and brings a light reflective look.

The common jasmine jasminum officinale produces a mass of white fragrant flowers with a blush of pink. Planting and maintaining your climbers. Star jasmine is the best choice for shady fences trachelospermum jasminoides. The intense fragrance of the blooms is stronger at night time.

Honeysuckles such as lonicera periclymenum serotina pictured climb over walls and fences and many are happy in shade. Sun loving climbers in shady spots will bolt to the top and leave the fence bare. There are many types of jasmine that are perfect for covering a fence or wall. Especially useful on walls and fences with no charm of their own.