Might I suggest > It is considered invasive in many places, but it does remind me of bougainvillea. For many years, it was the favorite plant on the western side of porches because it created a very dense green vine to shade the porch swing. I planted one in a whiskey barrel to contain the roots, and used tall bamboo poles to let it grow tall. It does grow from seeds, but sort of like the four o'clock plants, it makes a sizable tuber or corm, from which it regrows each year. I am not sure of the zone hardiness of this plant, but it takes it a couple of years to bloom. The leaves are heart shaped, crinkled up, and it climbs with curly tendrils not platelets, so it does not damage your home exterior. If you are growing stuff in zone 5, that is pretty cold. Have you thought about the huge climbing hydrangeas? I've seen those plants higher than a house in Boston. Of course not pink blossoms such as bougainvillea, but impressive none the less.

I agree, they love being dry especially while indoors. I think I might have watered mine 2 times the entire time it was indoors. It had a bad case of spidermites, but stayed alive. Now its outside getting a little more water, but it dries out because that encourages flowers. Mine also dropped a lot of leaves (to the point where it had almost none left) when it first went inside for the year, but it recovered really fast. They really hate being introduced into a new place, but they get used to it. Good luck!

Probably you have installed your garden untill now, but I just saw your message. Here is my proposed list of plants suitable for windy positions (w), which are very common on the cyclad islands or places with less wind ( ). Trees: Araucaria exelsa (w) Casuarina tenuissima(w) Ceratonia siliqua(w) Chorisia speciosa Eucalyptus camaldulensis(w) Ficus aystralis(w) Ficus nitida Grevillea robusta Hibiscus syriacus(w) Jacaranda mimosaefolia Koelreuteria paniculata(w) Lagerstroemia indica Melia azedarach(w) Morus alba Nerium oleander(w) Olea europaea(w) Pinus halepensis Pinus pinea(w) Punica granatum Quercus ilex(w) Parkinsonia aculeata Schinus molle Sophora japonica(w) Tamarix gallica(w) Palms: Butia capitata(w) Chamaerops excelsa(Trachycarpus)(w) Chamaerops humilis(w) Livistona australis Phoenix canariensis(w) Phoenix dactylifera (w) Whashingtonia filifera Whashingtonia robusta(w) Shrubs: Acacia constricta Atriplex canescens Atriplex hymenelytra Atriplex lentiformis Buddleia davidii Buxus sempervirens Capparis spinosa(w) Carissa grandiflora(w) Caesalpinia pulcherrima(w) Cineraria maritima(w) Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster lacteus Dodonaea viscosa Eleagnus pungens(w) Euonymus fortunei(w) Feijoa sellowiana Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Hibiscus syriacus(w) Jacobinia gheisbreghtiana Juniperus horizontalis(w) Lagerstroemia indica Lantana camara(w) Lantana sellowiana Laurus nobilis Cestrum nocturnum Ligustrum japonicum(w) Medicago arborea(w) Myoporum laetum(w) Myrtus communis Nerium oleander(w) Phillyrea angustifolia(w) Pistacia lentiscus(w) Pittosporum microphyllum(w) Pittosporum tobira 'nana'(w) Pittosporum tobira(w) Plumbago capensis Punica granatum nana Pyracantha coccinea(w) Raphiolepis delacourii(w) Raphiolepis umbellata(w) Rhamnus alaternus(w) Ruscus acuelatus Spartium junceum(w) Strelitsia reginae Teucrium fruticans Thevetia peruviana Thuja occidentalis(w) Thuja orientalis(w) Tulbaghia Veronica speciosa Viburnum tinus(w) Vitex agnus-castus(w) Yucca aloifolia(w) Yucca filamentosa(w) Yucca gloriosa(w) Yucca elata (w) Yucca schottii (w) Grevillea rosmarinifolia Polygala myrtifolia Asclepias tuberosa Convolvulus cneorum(w) Dimorfotheca calendulacea(w) Felicia pappei(w) Gazania x hybrida Mesembryanthemum(w) Pelargonium zonale(w) Pelargonium peltatum Pelargonium grandiflorum Penstemon Russelia juncea Santolina chamaecyparis(w) Aromatic plants: Aloysia citriodora Lavantula officinalis(w) Melissa officinalis Mentha piperita Origanum majorana(w) Origanum vulgare(w) Pelargonium odoratissimum(w) Rosmarinus officinalis(w) Rosmarinus horizontalis(w) Salvia officinalis(w) Thymus vulgaris(w) Vines: Bignonia (Tecomaria) capensis(w) Bougainvilea glabra Bougainvilea spectabilis Campsis (Bignonia) radicans(w) Hedera canariensis Jasminum azoricum(w) Jasminum grandiflorum Jasminum polyanthum

You could be right simon H. I took a leaf from high up the plant and put it under the 100x microscope. I could see little stalks with a globule of transparent liquid on the ends. But again, nothing moved about. It is sticky, but I thought I would see them if they were aphids, which are usually easy to see with the naked eye. You can't hoover them up from the table the plant stands on, probably due to the stickiness. I think I am going to give it a good trim and spray with insecticide to see what happends