Vertical gardening with twine plants is a common type of home garden decoration. It can be used to create green spaces even in a small area.
The choice of annual and perennial plants for vertical gardening is indecently rich.
For novice flower growers, such undemanding species as Schisandra chinensis, Parthenocissus or hops are suitable. The experience of growing unruly plants, such as climbing roses, can be sophisticated and interesting.
The choice of the plant depends primarily on where it will grow and how to decorate it.
Plants suitable for vertical gardening can be divided into three groups:
- Plants that do not require additional support: for example, ivy, some types of parthenocissus. This group is good for growing in a large space.
- Plants that need to be helped up (pull a wire or substitute a support): lianas, clematis. You can use these plants for landscaping low fences.
- Lianas. In nature, these plants envelop the tree, so when using them in the design of the site, a strong support is required – such as lemongrass, hops. These plants look good in combination with small architectural forms: arches, obelisks, gazebos.
First you need to decide what we will decorate with climbing plants, what colors to use, and only then start choosing suitable plants. To begin with, you can pay attention to the following types:
Perennial climbing plants
Vitis amurensis
Creates a lush green wall or a beautiful dome over the entrance. It is interesting for its rich colors: from pale green to purple in autumn. And in September-early October, the fruit pleases the eye – racemose inflorescences up to 20-25 cm (7.9-9.8 inch) high, with blue-black berries.
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Its leaves, which in autumn have a raspberry and blackberry color, give a strong annual increase (up to 3-3.5 m/3.3-3.8 yard), and this should be taken into account when choosing a landing site. It has a special “creep”, as it can be attached to any surface, almost to glass.
Actinidia kolomikta
An amazing plant called chameleon.
When its leaves bloom, they turn bronze, then they “fade” to green, and when it finishes flowering, pink spots appear on the leaves, and in the next stage the foliage turns crimson. It blooms with white fragrant flowers and edible fruits, similar to kiwis and very useful.
Celastrus orbiculatus
This powerful vine, which can rise to a height of more than 10 m (10.9 yard), also grows very quickly. The leaves are large, leathery, and turn bright yellow by autumn.
This plant also has interesting decorative yellow-orange fruits.
Ivy
Ivy-evokes associations with English mansions. Unpretentious and excellent curls, creating a thick green wall. It grows slowly.
Humulus lupulus
A fragrant plant that is not only used in brewing, but also very decorative.
Hops are so unpretentious that sometimes you don’t know how to get rid of them. Therefore, you need to take care of it and limit the area of its growth.
Schisandra chinensis
Not only decorative, but also a very useful inhabitant of the garden. Its berries and seeds have a tonic effect.
Clematis
A very popular perennial vine with large beautiful flowers, characterized by a huge variety of colors and shapes. Fast growth, care and pruning. Ideal for weaving gazebos, pergolas, arches, trellises.
Lonicera
In this family there are several climbing species, very decorative. They are completely different in appearance and properties of leaves and fruits.
Lonicera caprifolium
Its beautiful flowers and berries will adorn your fences and walls all season long.
The berries are very attractive, but inedible!
It needs constant care, otherwise it will become a dirty, tangled lump.
Lonicera Brownii
It will decorate your garden with lush bright red inflorescences, and then elongated, the same red berries.
Annual lianas
In addition to these perennial climbing plants for vertical gardening, there are many annual plants that can be planted in boxes and pots in different places, changing the look of the garden, and they will wonderfully decorate balconies, windows and terraces.
Ipomoea
Ipomoea is an elegant garden decoration, with leaves, hearts and flowers of rich color, similar to gramophones.
Cobaea scandens
An incredibly beautiful plant.
Tropaeolum
An amazing flower that will delight you with a variety of varieties (and colors), will bring a piquant sharpness to the country kitchen and help in the fight against pests and diseases of the garden.
Echinocystis lobata
An interesting representative of Cucurbitaceae.