Suitable plant for a hot pot

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01/05/2012 05:00 PM
catymck Location: surrey Joined on: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 171	Reply \| Contact I have a big tub on a south facing wall and I'm looking for a modest climber (6'-ish) to plant in it to grow up some trellis pinned to the wall. I've tried a small clematis recommended by the garden centre which did ok-ish for a couple of years but has now died on me. I think I'd prefer something that's not an annual, but one option I have at the moment is a cotoneaster which is looking for a home - one of those ones that spread out quite flat - do you think that could be persuaded to spread up the wall, and then maybe liven it up with some sweet peas or something? I'd be grateful for any suggestions

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I have a big tub on a south facing wall and I'm looking for a modest climber (6'-ish) to plant in it to grow up some trellis pinned to the wall. I've tried a small clematis recommended by the garden centre which did ok-ish for a couple of years but has now died on me. I think I'd prefer something that's not an annual, but one option I have at the moment is a cotoneaster which is looking for a home - one of those ones that spread out quite flat - do you think that could be persuaded to spread up the wall, and then maybe liven it up with some sweet peas or something?

I'd be grateful for any suggestions

15/05/2012 11:31 PM	In reply to
AlexS Location: Reading Joined on: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 500	Reply \| Contact Maybe the clematis failed because they like a cool root run, and a tub on a south-facing wall may get too warm. Those cotoneaster horizontalis can certainly be persuaded to lean on a wall and go up quite some distance. You could also try euonymus fortunei silver queen (or similar), which grow upwards 6 feet and more if they have a wall to lean on - they'll give you evergreen cover, but the flowers aren't very interesting. I expect you could grow sweet peas or chilean glory vine or cobaea scandens as annuals to scramble up through it and give colour in summer. Alex

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Maybe the clematis failed because they like a cool root run, and a tub on a south-facing wall may get too warm. Those cotoneaster horizontalis can certainly be persuaded to lean on a wall and go up quite some distance. You could also try euonymus fortunei silver queen (or similar), which grow upwards 6 feet and more if they have a wall to lean on - they'll give you evergreen cover, but the flowers aren't very interesting. I expect you could grow sweet peas or chilean glory vine or cobaea scandens as annuals to scramble up through it and give colour in summer.

Alex

22/05/2012 06:33 PM	In reply to
catymck Location: surrey Joined on: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 171	Reply \| Contact That all sounds good - very helpful - thanks

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That all sounds good - very helpful - thanks

22/05/2012 10:36 PM	In reply to
Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,547	Reply \| Contact The annuals will be OK for the first year - maybe two. After that the pot will be full of shrub roots and they will struggle. Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

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