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  • Actinidia kolomikta is a deciduous climbing vine prized for its spectacular variegated foliage, with heart-shaped leaves splashed in pink and white

    Actinidia

    Actinidia kolomikta

    Actinidia kolomikta is a deciduous climbing vine prized for its spectacular variegated foliage, with heart-shaped leaves…

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  • Akebia quinata is a vigorous, semi-evergreen climber native to Japan, China and Korea, prized for its unusual chocolate-scented purple flowers in

    Akebia

    Akebia quinata

    Akebia quinata is a vigorous, semi-evergreen climber native to Japan, China and Korea, prized for its unusual chocolate-…

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  • Bittersweet is a native British scrambling perennial with distinctive purple and yellow flowers followed by bright red berries

    Bittersweet

    Solanum dulcamara

    Bittersweet is a native British scrambling perennial with distinctive purple and yellow flowers followed by bright red b…

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  • Clematis are beloved deciduous or evergreen climbing plants renowned for their spectacular flowers ranging from delicate stars to large, showy blooms

    Clematis

    Clematis

    Clematis are beloved deciduous or evergreen climbing plants renowned for their spectacular flowers ranging from delicate…

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  • Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris): In June and July, it produces large, flat clusters of creamy-white flowers surrounded by

    Climbing Hydrangea

    Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris

    Climbing Hydrangea is a vigorous, deciduous climber native to the woodlands of Japan, Korea and Taiwan, prized for its s…

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  • Climbing roses are vigorous, long-caned roses that produce spectacular displays of flowers on walls, fences, arches and pergolas throughout the

    Climbing Rose

    Rosa (climbing)

    Climbing roses are vigorous, long-caned roses that produce spectacular displays of flowers on walls, fences, arches and …

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  • Coral Plant (Berberidopsis corallina): Its glossy, dark green, heart-shaped leaves provide year-round interest, making it a coveted specimen for

    Coral Plant

    Berberidopsis corallina

    Berberidopsis corallina is a rare and exquisite evergreen climber native to the temperate rainforests of Chile, prized f…

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  • Eccremocarpus is a vigorous, fast-growing climber native to Chile, prized for its tubular orange, red, or yellow flowers that bloom profusely from

    Eccremocarpus

    Eccremocarpus scaber

    Eccremocarpus is a vigorous, fast-growing climber native to Chile, prized for its tubular orange, red, or yellow flowers…

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  • Everlasting Sweet Pea is a vigorous herbaceous perennial climber native to Europe, producing masses of magenta-pink, white, or bicoloured pea-like

    Everlasting Sweet Pea

    Lathyrus latifolius

    Everlasting Sweet Pea is a vigorous herbaceous perennial climber native to Europe, producing masses of magenta-pink, whi…

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  • Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum): The creamy-white to yellow blooms, often flushed with pink or red, are followed by glossy red berries in

    Honeysuckle

    Lonicera periclymenum

    Honeysuckle is a vigorous, deciduous climbing shrub native to the UK and much of Europe, beloved for its intensely fragr…

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  • Hops (Humulus lupulus): The plant produces rough, heart-shaped leaves and can climb 4–6 metres in a single season using clockwise-twining stems

    Hops

    Humulus lupulus

    Hops is a vigorous herbaceous perennial climber native to Europe, including Britain, renowned for its cone-like female f…

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  • Ivy is a vigorous, evergreen climbing plant native to Europe and western Asia, prized for its glossy, lobed leaves and ability to clothe walls

    Ivy

    Hedera helix

    Ivy is a vigorous, evergreen climbing plant native to Europe and western Asia, prized for its glossy, lobed leaves and a…

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  • Jasmine is a vigorous, deciduous or semi-evergreen climber prized for its intensely fragrant white flowers that bloom from summer into autumn

    Jasmine

    Jasminum officinale

    Jasmine is a vigorous, deciduous or semi-evergreen climber prized for its intensely fragrant white flowers that bloom fr…

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  • Muehlenbeckia (Muehlenbeckia complexa): The plant produces small, inconspicuous greenish-white flowers in summer, occasionally followed by white

    Muehlenbeckia

    Muehlenbeckia complexa

    Muehlenbeckia is a vigorous, evergreen climber from New Zealand, prized for its delicate, wiry stems and tiny, rounded l…

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  • Passion Flower is a vigorous evergreen or semi-evergreen climber renowned for its extraordinary exotic blooms featuring intricate purple and white

    Passion Flower

    Passiflora caerulea

    Passion Flower is a vigorous evergreen or semi-evergreen climber renowned for its extraordinary exotic blooms featuring …

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  • Pileostegia viburnoides is an evergreen self-clinging climber native to China and Taiwan, prized for its glossy, leathery foliage and creamy-white

    Pileostegia

    Pileostegia viburnoides

    Pileostegia viburnoides is an evergreen self-clinging climber native to China and Taiwan, prized for its glossy, leather…

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  • Russian Vine (Fallopia baldschuanica): It produces masses of frothy white or pale pink flowers from late summer through autumn, creating a

    Russian Vine

    Fallopia baldschuanica

    Russian Vine is an exceptionally vigorous deciduous climber native to Central Asia, renowned for its rapid growth that c…

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  • Schizophragma is a deciduous climbing plant native to Japan and Korea, prized for its elegant lacecap-like flower heads that appear in midsummer

    Schizophragma

    Schizophragma hydrangeoides

    Schizophragma is a deciduous climbing plant native to Japan and Korea, prized for its elegant lacecap-like flower heads …

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  • Solanum crispum is a vigorous semi-evergreen climber native to Chile, prized for its profuse clusters of fragrant, purple-blue flowers with prominent

    Solanum Crispum

    Solanum crispum

    Solanum crispum is a vigorous semi-evergreen climber native to Chile, prized for its profuse clusters of fragrant, purpl…

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  • Star Jasmine is an evergreen climbing plant prized for its glossy dark green foliage and intensely fragrant white star-shaped flowers that appear

    Star Jasmine

    Trachelospermum jasminoides

    Star Jasmine is an evergreen climbing plant prized for its glossy dark green foliage and intensely fragrant white star-s…

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  • Tropaeolum (Tropaeolum speciosum): It produces spectacular scarlet flowers from summer through autumn, followed by bright blue berries, scrambling

    Tropaeolum

    Tropaeolum speciosum

    Tropaeolum speciosum, commonly known as flame flower or Scottish flame flower, is a herbaceous perennial climber native …

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  • Trumpet Vine is a vigorous deciduous climber native to the southeastern United States, prized for its spectacular clusters of orange-red

    Trumpet Vine

    Campsis radicans

    Trumpet Vine is a vigorous deciduous climber native to the southeastern United States, prized for its spectacular cluste…

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  • Virginia Creeper is a vigorous deciduous climber native to eastern North America, prized in British gardens for its spectacular autumn colour

    Virginia Creeper

    Parthenocissus quinquefolia

    Virginia Creeper is a vigorous deciduous climber native to eastern North America, prized in British gardens for its spec…

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  • Wisteria is a vigorous deciduous climber renowned for its spectacular cascading racemes of fragrant, pea-like flowers in shades of lilac, purple, and

    Wisteria

    Wisteria sinensis

    Wisteria is a vigorous deciduous climber renowned for its spectacular cascading racemes of fragrant, pea-like flowers in…

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