Need flower/shrub help.

7 years ago

I need a climber that will grow in heavy shade. Color would help. It is for a white trellis on a light grey house. It is on the east but because of buildings and trees it gets little or no sun. Ideas?

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Okiedawn OK Zone 7
7 years ago
Maybe climbing hydrangea? It will really climb though so it might eventually bury the whole house or climb up into the trees. Or, for seasonal color, maybe Boston Ivy that would turn strikingly red in autumn? Clematis? Dutchman's Pipe? Passionflower Vine?You might check out the Vine Section at Sooner Plant Farm to see the named cultivars they have. There's also some honeysuckles with variegated foliage that might look pretty even if they were too shady to flower, though the ones I'm thinking of that have a sort of lemon-lime foliage may be more of the shorter ground cover type. At our place, the best climber/bloomer in heavy shade in the woodland is the native grapes. They don't seem like they would get enough sun to bloom and fruit, but somehow they do. Virginia Creeper also grows and climbs really well in shade, but it is decidous so it wouldn't put on a show of any sort in winter.

Here's the vines available from Sooner Plant Farm:

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chickencoupe
7 years ago
My old honeysuckle would love that spot.
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Okiedawn OK Zone 7

chickencoupe

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