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Vines and climbers

Trailing and climbing plants that drape, scramble or wind.

Illustration of a cucumber plant climbing

B

Blue passion flower
Passiflora caerulea
How to grow blue passion flower, Passiflora caerulea. The extraordinary flower explained, whether the orange fruit is safe, and cutting it back after a hard winter.
Moderate

C

Chinese Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
How to grow Wisteria sinensis. The two-stage prune that produces flowers, why a seedling may never bloom in your lifetime, which way the stems twine, and where it is a listed invasive.
ModerateToxic if eaten

R

Russian vine
Fallopia baldschuanica
How to grow Russian vine, Fallopia baldschuanica. The mile-a-minute plant, what it will and will not do to a building, and how to get rid of one.
Easy

V

Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
How to grow Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Scarlet autumn colour on a bare wall, whether it damages brickwork, and keeping it out of the gutters.
EasyToxic if eatenSkin irritant