CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — Adding interest to your garden and or porch or patio containers is easy if you think vertically! There are many colorful varieties of climbing plants to keep you looking up! Paul Epsom takes us around his garden to take a look at some of his favorite climbing plants.
Clematis is a genus of over 300 species in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Their garden hybrids and cultivars have been popular among gardeners, their beautiful bright blooms are to be enjoyed each and every year. They really like full sun!
Paul has added Japanese climbing hydrangeas to his garden. Hydrangea anomala, the Japanese climbing-hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrangeaceae. Japanese hydrangea vine is a clinging vine that climbs by means of holdfasts or small aerial roots and grows best on a flat surface. It will grow in full sun, partial shade, or full shade but seems to do best in partial shade and prefers well-drained moist, humus-rich soil.
Who doesn't love the classic climbing rose varieties? Rosa setigera, commonly known as the climbing rose, prairie rose, and climbing wild rose, is a species of shrub or vine in the Rosaceae family native to central and eastern North America. They can grow quite quickly and make such a colorful impact on a trellis or garden arch.