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Vines for a small enclosed garden

21 years ago

I am deciding what to plant in a small walled garden that adjoins my bedroom bathroom windows. It is partial shade, protected of course, with mid-day overhead sun. I want a vine that can provide interest and climb a cedar wall, but not climbing hydranga. I was considering a schizophragma, either chinese, rosea or japanese. Does anyone have experience to share, or other good plants instead?

Comments (3)

Bill_zone6
21 years ago
The climbing Hydrangea and Schizophragma are very similiar with their aggressiveness after the roots start to grow.
heartofdixie
20 years ago
Clematis would be good... roots like shade, tops like some sun
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carlanne
Original Author
19 years ago
I ended up buying a goldsturm? honeysuckle which is blooming nicely in its second summer, a bignonia which climbs the rough wall well but has not bloomed, and as an impulse, a porcelain vine which is on the outside of the wall and begining to cover the pergola type roof of the garden.

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