Part Sun BIG climber for dining trellis

11 years ago

I have so wanted to get a rose to grow on this large, gorgeous trellis that my husband built a few years ago. It's in a part-sun area, and attaches to a hot tub structure, where a vine would look gorgeous climbing from the trellis onto the roof.

I first planted a Cecile Brunner rose and it got some truly disgusting rose disease and was removed and replaced with a Madame Alfred Carriere rose. I've had great success with roses in other areas of our property, but I think there's just not enough sun there for a rose to grow healthily and the Madame will soon be getting the axe as well.

So, if I went with a honeysuckle, would it just be too messy to have above a table? What about clematis? I want something that has a real wow factor and will get large enough to cover and shade the trellis, but I don't want something that will constantly drop things into our food.

Any ideas?

Eileen

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buyorsell888
11 years ago
Clematis take several years to get established but some do grow big enough for what you want to do. Many won't.
beckbunch
Original Author
11 years ago
What about silver lace vine? Anyone ever planted it?
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
11 years ago
Sliver lace vine, Polygonum aubertii, is an unofficial noxious weed in western Washington. According to the Garden Wise association between the WNSLA and the WA State Noxious Weed Control Board, this planting option is suggested to be replaced with Clematis or our native honeysuckle, Lonicera ciliosa

Another option I'd consider would be chocolate vine, Akebia quinata, which is very tolerant of part shade, produces fragrant spring flowers and is mostly evergreen. Can be problematic in other parts of the country but no invasive issues here.
larry_gene
11 years ago
A neighbor had silver lace vine all over one side of his garage, took it out. Looked pretty messy to me.
Tinkerbel
11 years ago
In my experience Honeysuckle does not do too well in part shade simply because of powdery mildew.

I would personally go with a Clematis or Wisteria
linda_denman_island
11 years ago
What about Holboellia coriacea? I don't know if it commonly produces fruit or not, which could be messy, because my plant is small and hasn't even flowered yet. I also like the Akebia suggestion - it's one of my favourite vines.
botann
11 years ago
Would some variety of Grape fit the bill?
You wouldn't get the bumper crop you would get in full sun, but grapes can handle quite a bit of shade and still produce some grapes.
Mike
beckbunch
Original Author
11 years ago
I love akebia as well, but already have it (the white and the purple) in a couple of areas and was looking to branch out a bit. Same with wisteria. I have a long wisteria walkway that runs the length of our house.

A grape might work. I hadn't really thought of that.
oliveoyl3
11 years ago
Dutchmans pipe vine (Aristolochia durior)

fast growing vine with large heart shaped leaves
flowers small late spring or early summer
some say flowers stink
20 feet tall & wide
janezee
11 years ago
Have you considered a climbing hydrangea? My neighbor has one that is breathtaking. Probably doesn't get more than 4 hours of sunlight per day.
Embothrium
11 years ago
Mildew is the result of genetic susceptibiliy combined with dry or drying soil and damp foliage. That's why it becomes noticeable as summer advances. Low growing season rainfall and summer fogs/dews of the Pacific Coast are probably just about ideal.

Some kinds of honeysuckle mildew readily and others do not. Lonicrea periclymenum 'Serotina' is quite a good one overall, and it does not get covered in mildew.