Climbers & Wall Shrubs Flashcards
Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
climbing hydrangea
A large self-clinging, deciduous climber
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Hardiness: H5
Foliage: Deciduous
Hydrangea can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs, or self-clinging climbers, with flowers in clusters usually comprising both small fertile and more showy sterile flowers; often good autumn colour
Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’
Hall’s Japanese honeysuckle
A vigorous twining large evergreen climber
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Hardiness: H5
Foliage: Evergreen
Lonicera can be deciduous and evergreen shrubs, or climbers with twining stems. The tubular or two-lipped flowers, often very fragrant, are followed by red or black berries
Hedera helix ‘Goldchild’
ivy ‘Goldchild’
A medium-sized evergreen climber
Family: Araliaceae
Hardiness: H5
Foliage: Evergreen
Hedera are evergreen climbing shrubs clinging by aerial roots. Clusters of small yellow-green flowers are followed by usually black berries. Foliage of flowering shoots is often less deeply lobed than that of the sterile, climbing shoots
Passiflora caerulea
blue passion flower
P. caerulea is a vigorous, large, semi-evergreen to evergreen climber
Family: Passifloraceae
Hardiness: H4
Foliage: Semi evergreen
Passiflora are mostly tender tendril-climbing shrubs, with simple or palmately-lobed, generally evergreen leaves and showy flowers of distinctive structure with often colourful coronal filaments, followed by conspicuous fruits, edible in some species
Wisteria floribunda
Japanese wisteria
A vigorous deciduous climber
Family: Fabaceae
Hardiness: H6
Foliage: Deciduous
Wisteria are vigorous woody climbers with twining stems bearing pinnate leaves and long pendulous racemes of fragrant pea-like flowers in spring and early summer
Chaenomeles x superba “Pink Lady’
Japanese quince ‘Pink Lady’
A small deciduous shrub of spreading habit
Family: Rosaceae
Hardiness: H6
Foliage: Deciduous
Chaenomeles are deciduous, usually spiny shrubs with simple leaves and cup-shaped, 5-petalled flowers, solitary or clustered, in spring, followed by edible often fragrant green or yellow fruits
Cotoneaster horizontalis
wall cotoneaster
Low-growing, spreading, deciduous shrub
Family: Rosaceae
Hardiness: H7
Foliage:Deciduous
Cotoneaster can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees, with simple, entire leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers in spring and summer, followed by showy red, purple or black berries
Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’
silk tassel ‘James Roof’
A large vigorous bushy evergreen shrub
Family: Garryaceae
Hardiness: H4
Foliage: Evergreen
Garrya are vigorous evergreen dioecious shrubs with simple leathery leaves and small greenish flowers in pendent catkin-like racemes in late winter and early spring
Pyracantha ‘Orange Glow’
firethorn ‘Orange Glow’
A large, strong-growing, spiny evergreen shrub
Family: Rosaceae
Hardiness: H6
Foliage: Evergreen
Pyracantha are evergreen shrubs or small trees, with spiny branches bearing simple leaves and corymbs of small white flowers followed by showy red, orange or yellow berries
Jasminum nudiflorum
winter jasmine
A medium-sized deciduous shrub with long, arching branches
Family: Oleaceae
Hardiness: H5
Foliage: Deciduous
