Climbing Plants

Wisteria Prolific

Blue Wisteria Plant

Common Name: Chinese Wisteria ProlificLatin Name: Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific'Soil: Any free draining soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade.Hardiness: HardyFlowering Period: May and JuneFlowering Colour: Two-tone blue and lilacEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 5mSpecial features: Very fragrant, two-tone blue and lilac flowers followed by seed pods in the summer.The Blue Wisteria Plant, or Wisteria Sinensis Prolific, is a fast growing climber that gives a stunning burst of colour to any landscape. 

 The Blue Wisteria Plant flourishes in well-drained, fertile soil, but will tolerate most soil types. Plus, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and is resilient and hardy. 

Chinese Wisteria Prolific explodes into a breathtaking display of blue flowers in spring. An abundance of hanging, fragrant, blue-lilac pea flowers are produced in late spring and are often repeated in hot summers. The leaves open in a coppery colour, gradually turning golden green with time.Wisteria Prolific is known for its vigorous climbing habit, which makes it ideal for covering pergolas, arbors, or walls, creating a captivating focal point in your garden.Reaching a height of 8 metres and spreading around 5 metres, the Blue Wisteria Plant provides beautiful, scented lilac-blue flowers that also attract wildlife. 

Enhance your outdoor space with this wonderful climber.All of our Wisteria's are grafted, ensuring that they produce flowers from a very young age.

Trachelospermum Jasminoides

Confederate Jasmine

Common Name: Confederate Jasmine, Star JasmineLatin Name: Trachelospermum JasminoidesSoil: Any fertile, humus rich, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Half HardyFlowering Period: July to AugustFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 8mSpecial features: Evergreen climber which produces brilliant white, highly scented, star-shaped flowers.Trachelospermum Jasminoides is an evergreen, twinning climber with glossy dark green leaves that turn an exotic wine colour in autumn. It produces beautiful pure white, star-shaped highly scented flowers which get stronger in the evening to attract night-pollinating insects. The Confederate Jasmine is excellent for introducing scent and beauty in any garden be it city, countryside or roof top terrace.

Jasminum Clotted Cream

Jasmine Plant

Common Name: Jasmine Clotted CreamLatin Name: Jasminum officinale 'Clotted Cream'Soil: Any fertile, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade. Sheltered positionHardiness: Frost hardy down to -5°C may need to winter protection in colder areasFlowering Period: July to SeptemberFlowering Colour: CreamEventual Height/Spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Semi-evergreen climber with creamy coloured flowers.Jasminum officinale 'Clotted Cream' has the added benefit of being semi-evergreen in milder areas. In the summer it is covered in masses of highly fragrant creamy flowers and since it spreads quickly in all directions, it's ideal for covering a large surface area like a wall or old shed. This Jasmine is best planted against a low wall or something like a pergola. Ideal for a rooftop garden as long as it receives some shelter from cold winds.

Jasminum officinale

Common Jasmine Plant

Common Name: Common JasmineLatin Name: Jasminum officinaleSoil: Most moist, fertile, well-drained soils, though not heavy, poorly drained clayPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade. South or west facingHardiness: Frost hardy down to -5°C needs winter protection in colder areasFlowering Period: June to augustFlowering Colour: Pink/whiteEventual Height/Spread: 12m x 3mSpecial features: Pink buds open to highly fragrant, pure white flowers.Jasminum officinale is a popular fast growing deciduous climber with small, green, pointed leaves that will remain semi-evergreen in warmer regions and has a twinning habit. But it is the clusters of small, highly fragrant, star shaped flowers, pinkish in bud and opening to pure white that are the selling point of this beautiful climber. The common jasmine is particularly good for sheltered and sunny positions scrambling through trees and on roof terraces, gardens and patios are a perfect spot for this distinct and highly fragrant climber.

Jasminum nudiflorum

Winter Jasmine Plant

Common Name: Winter JasmineLatin Name: Jasminum nudiflorumSoil: Any moist, fertile, well drained soil, add organic matter before plantingPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Frost hardyFlowering Period: January to MarchFlowering Colour: Lemon yellowEventual Height/Spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Yellow flowers burst out in winter right through to spring and sometimes the early summer period.Jasminum nudiflorum is an arching deciduous shrub that is easily trained into a wall climber using any form of frame. Fragrant lemon yellow flowers burst through the cold weather in January right through until March then dark green leaves appear through the rest of the spring and summer period. The Winter Jasmine is great for covering smaller areas such as a small fence or garden shed.

Lonicera Halliana

Japanese Honeysuckle

Common Name: Japanese HoneysuckleLatin Name: Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'Soil: Any fertile, humus rich, moist, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shade, will also tolerate full shade. Exposed or sheltered.Hardiness: Full hardy down to -15°C needs no frost protectionFlowering Period: April to AugustFlowering Colour: Pure white turning dark yellow with ageEventual Height/Spread: 10m x 3mSpecial features: Highly fragrant white flowers followed by shiny black berries in Autumn.Lonicera japonica 'Halliana' is a vigorous' evergreen honeysuckle which becomes smothered with highly fragrant pure white tubular flowers from April to August. The leaves are dark green and produce shiny black berries in autumn. This Japanese Honeysuckle will cover just about anything you want it too and is particularly useful in coastal. Very attractive to wildlife.

Lonicera Belgica

Early Dutch Honeysuckle

Common Name: Early Dutch HoneysuckleLatin Name: Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'Soil: Any moist fertile, humus rich, well drained soil.Position: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Very frost hardy down to -15°C needs no winter protectionFlowering Period: May to June (often into July)Flowering Colour: Creamy apricot in colour with rosy streaksEventual Height/Spread: 7m x 1.5mSpecial features: Bold and enticing colours with an outstanding sweet fragrance.Lonicera 'Belgica' is a beautiful twinning honeysuckle grown for its amazing scent. The sweetly scented tubular flowers appear earlier than most honeysuckle varieties and are followed by red berries in the autumn. The bold and enticing colours attract many different wildlife species.

Wisteria Alba

White Wisteria Plant

Common Name: Chinese Wisteria WhiteLatin Name: Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'Soil: Any free draining soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade.Hardiness: HardyFlowering Period: May and JuneFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 5mSpecial features: Very fragrant white flowers.Wisteria 'Alba' is a fast growing climber whose mature stems form unusual, twisted, gnarled shapes. An abundance of fragrant, white pea flowers are produces in late May and are often repeated again in hot summers. The leaves open a coppery colour gradually turning golden green with. This fast growing white wisteria is ideal for growing on a pergola or against a sunny facing wall.All of our Wisteria's are grafted, ensuring that they that they produce flowers from a very young age.

Jasminum stephanense

Jasmine Plant

Common Name: JasmineLatin Name: Jasminum x StephanenseSoil: Any fertile, well drainedPosition: South or west facing . Sheltered position; full sun / partial shadeHardiness: Frost hardy down to -5°C needs winter protection in colder areasFlowering Period: June to JulyFlowering Colour: Pale PinkEventual Height/Spread: 5m x 1.5mSpecial features: A twinning habit climber with highly scented clusters of pale pink flowers.Jasminum stephanense is vigorous climber with slender twining shoots which are often attractively flushed creamy-yellow when young. Clusters of fragrant pale pink flowers appear from June till July.

Wisteria Rosea

Pink Wisteria Tree

Common Name: Chinese Wisteria RoseaLatin Name: Wisteria 'Rosea'Soil: Any free draining soilPosition: Full sun or partial shade.Hardiness: HardyFlowering Period: May and JuneFlowering Colour: Pink to purpleEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 5mSpecial features: Fragrant pink flowers followed by seed pods in the summer.Wisteria 'Rosea' is a fast growing climber which has a highly unique twisted form when mature. The contorted stems hold an abundance of hanging, fragrant, pink pea flowers are produces in late spring and are often repeated in hot summers. The leaves open a coppery colour gradually turning golden green with time. This fast-growing pink Chinese wisteria is ideal for growing on a pergola or against a south facing wall.All of our Wisteria's are grafted, ensuring that they that they produce flowers from a very young age.

Jasminum Beesianum

Red Jasmine Plant

Common Name: Red JasmineLatin Name: Jasminum beesianumSoil: Any fertile, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Frost hardy down to -5°C protect with a mulch or fleece in the winterFlowering Period: June to JulyFlowering Colour: Pinky redEventual Height/Spread: 4m x 3mSpecial features: Fragrant pink/red flowers throughout spring and summer, shiny black berries in winter.Jasminum beesianum has a very fast growing habit with a slender in form. This climber has slightly fragranced pink/red tubular flowers followed by shiny black berries that last well into the winter. It can be planted in the garden or kept in a container as close to the house to appreciate its fragrance. This jasmine will easily climb up a hedge or framework but may need some support in the early planting stages.

Wisteria Domino

Japanese Wisteria

Common Name: Japanese WisteriaLatin Name: Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'Soil: Any free draining soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: HardyFlowering Period: Spring Flowering Colour:  LilacEventual Height/Spread: 6m/ 3mSpecial features: Pendulous racemes of pretty lilac flowersThe 'Domino' is a deciduous climber which has green, compound leaves that cover the vine. In spring, lilac-blue flowers delicately hang in pendulous racemes which mask the climber in a cloud of purple. The flowers fade to pale blue in summer and they prove to be very popular with insects and bees. The 'Japanese Wisteria' has a climbing and spreading habit and it is a vigorous grower.

Trachelospermum jasminoides Variegatum

Variegated Star Jasmine

Common Name: Variegated Star JasmineLatin Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegatum'Soil: Any fertile, humus rich, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Half HardyFlowering Period: July to AugustFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 4m x 3mSpecial features: Evergreen climber with creamy-white variegated leaves.Trachelospermum Jasminoides 'Variegatum' is an evergreen, climber with oval shaped leaves that have creamy coloured edges which turn red over winter. Pure white, highly scented flowers are produced in summer. For best results plant in a sheltered spot against a south facing wall.

Lonicera Mint Crisp

Honeysuckle

Common Name: HoneysuckleLatin Name: Lonicera japonica 'Mint Crisp'Soil: Any fertile, Humus Rich, moist, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial ShadeHardiness: Hardy down to -15°CFlowering Period: April to AugustFlowering Colour: White, changing to creamy gold with age.Eventual Height/Spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Semi-evergreen honeysuckle with bright green and white mottled leaves.Lonicera 'Mint Crisp' is a vigorous climber, usually evergreen or semi-evergreen in colder areas. This honeysuckle has attractive bright green and white mottled foliage. Clusters of very sweetly scented flowers appear in summer, white at first and then turning creamy gold with age.

Lonicera Serotina

Late Dutch Honeysuckle

Jasminum Fiona Sunrise

Jasmine Plant

Common Name: Jasmine FrojasLatin Name: Jasminum officinale 'Fiona Surprise'Soil: Any fertile, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, Sheltered positionHardiness: Frost hardy down to -5°C, needs winter protection in colder areasFlowering Period: June to SeptemberFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 3m x 2mSpecial features: Golden leaved climber that becomes smothered with white fragrant flowers in summer.Jasminum officinale 'Fiona surnrise' is a new introduction to the Jasmine family. This deciduous climber has golden-leaved ferny foliage and becomes shrouded in beautiful white flowers from the middle of summer to early autumn; it is a more compact climber yet still a relatively fast growing. The scented flowers beautiful fragrance is enhanced by the more sunlight it receives. 'Fiona Sunrise' is ideal for planting in a place with limited space available such as a courtyard were sun can still reach it. It will still thrive in a larger area and would look good sprawled out along a fence or small wall.

Lonicera Graham Thomas

Honeysuckle Plant

Abutilon megapotamicum

Trailing Abutilon

Common Name: Trailing AbutilonLatin Name: Abutilon megapotamicumSoil: Any fertile, well drained soil, preferably loam or sandPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to September/ Bright yellow and red flowers.Hardiness: Half hardyEventual height/spread: 2m x 2mSpecial features: Long slender branches and pendant, bell shaped, yellow and red flowers.Abutilon megapotamicum is a tender, semi evergreen shrub originally found in Brazil. It is often described as an arching shrub though in reality it is more lax in its growth habit. Bright yellow and red pendant flowers that resemble hanging lanterns appear in spring right the way through to autumn. This trailing Abutilon is great for conservatories or green houses, though it can be grown outside in containers or as a border plant in a sunny sheltered position.

Lonicera Gold Flame

Honeysuckle Plant

Lonicera henryi

Honeysuckle

Common Name: HoneysuckleLatin Name: Lonicera henryiSoil: Any fertile, Humus Rich, moist, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate full shade. Exposed or sheltered.Hardiness: Full hardy down to -15°C needs no frost protectionFlowering Period: SummerFlowering Colour: Red - yellowEventual Height/Spread: 10m x 6m This honeysuckle is a delightful climber which will bring interest to your garden all year round with its evergreen leaves. Further interest is added in summer when the small sprays of tubular flowers appear and these can be yellow, red and even purple in colour. This climber is the ideal choice for training on a pergola as its glossy green leaves will shine all year round.

Lonicera x tellmanniana

Honeysuckle Plant

Common Name:HoneysuckleLatin Name: Lonicera tellmannianaSoil: Any fertile, moist but well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial ShadeHardiness: Hardy down to -15°CFlowering Period: May to JulyFlowering Colour: OrangeEventual Height/Spread: 5m x 3mSpecial features: Bright green leaves and spectacular orange flowers.Lonicera tellmanniana is a pretty deciduous twining climber with large bright green leaves. Between May and July this unusual Honeysuckle becomes covered in bright orange, tubular flowers.

Campsis Indian Summer

Trumpet Vine

Common Name: Indian Summer Trumpet VineLatin Name: Campsis tagliabuana 'Indian Summer'Soil: Neutral, fertile soilPosition: Full sunHardiness: HardyFlowering Period/colour: Late summer until autumn/deep orangeEventual height/spread: 6m x 5mSpecial features: Vigorous self clinging climber with trumpet shaped flowers.Campsis 'Indian Summer' is a deciduous, self clinging plant which uses its aerial roots to attach itself to a wall or trellis. It produces spectacular clusters of trumpet shaped flowers in late summer which are a rich terracotta coloured on the inside and apricot shades on the outside. Ideal for any fertile well drained garden situation where it can grow up a trellis, wall or tree.

Jasminum Argenteovariegatum

Variegated Jasmine

Common Name: Variegated JasmineLatin Name: Jasminum officinale 'Argenteovariegatum'Soil: Any fertile, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade. Sheltered positionHardiness: Frost hardy down to -5°C may need to winter protection in colder areasFlowering Period: July to SeptemberFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Semi-evergreen climber with variegated leaves.Jasminum officinale 'Argenteovariegatum' is much less vigorous than the green forms and may benefit from some winter protection. The pretty leaves are grey-green with creamy-white margins. This climber will produce fragrant white flowers at the end of summer followed by black berries in the autumn.

Abutilon megapotamicum Wisley Red

Trailing Abutilon

Common Name: Trailing Abutilon Wisley Red Latin Name: Abutilon megapotamicum 'Wisley Red' Soil: Any fertile, well-drained soil, preferably loam or sand Position: Full sun or partial shade Flowering period/colour: June to September/ orange and red Hardiness: Half hardy Eventual height/spread: 2m/2m Special features: Bell-shaped flowers with beautiful orange-red flowers The ‘Wisley Red’ certainly is the perfect choice for adding a bold splash of colour to your garden for many months. In late June, an abundance of bell-shaped flowers cover the tree and these last until the first frosts. The petals are orange-red and these are surrounded by vivid red calyces. The leaves are deep green in colour and lance-shaped. This semi-evergreen shrub thrives in a fairly sheltered spot and it looks beautiful against a sunny wall or in a large pot.

Lonicera Aureoreticulata

Japanese Honeysuckle Plant

Abutilon Orange Hot Lava

Trailing Abutilon

Common Name: Abutilon Orange Hot Lava Latin Name: Abutilon 'Orange Hot Lava'  Soil: Any fertile, well-drained soil, preferably loam or sand Position: Full sun or partial shade Flowering period/colour: June to September/ orange and red Hardiness: Half hardy Eventual height/spread: 1.2m/1m Special features: Eye-catching bell-shaped orange and red flowers The 'Hot Orange Lava' really is an unusual variety: this stunning plant offers the most beautiful flowers from June until September. The petals are deep orange in colour, veined with deep red, and they have eye-catching calyces which are dark burgundy-red. The stunningly ornamental flowers dangle in abundance and the deep green foliage makes the perfect foil for them. This plant enjoys the shelter of a sunny wall and it is suitable for planting in a large pot.