Re: fast climbers
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: fast climbers
- From: d* f*
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 08:39:29 -0800 (PST)
- Content-Length: 1755
Alessandra,
Two of the fastest growing vines here in Northern
California are Solanum jasminoides and Hardenbergia
violaceae 'Happy Wanderer', both will take part shade
to full sun, but tend to concentrate all the foliage
at the very top of the vine,
--- "Vinciguerra, Alessandra"
<A.Vinciguerra@aarome.org> wrote:
> Hello to the group,
> I need to "dress" very quickly a garden trellis and
> I was wondering which
> are, in your experience, the fastest climbers to use
> (sort of 6 ft in 3
> months...). I would rather NOT use passifloras, for
> they become a real
> nuisance here and it takes ages to get rid of the
> saplings once they've
> started. I have sunny, half shady and shady
> positions to choose, and water
> is not a problem. Eventually Trachelospermum
> jasminoides and climbing roses
> will take over, but meanwhile, for this season, I
> need something fast.
> Ipomea?
> As for fragrant plants, I noticed no one mentioned
> Winter sweet,
> Chimonanthus fragrans. It is a huge shrub with
> coarse leaves and no
> elegance in shape or demeanour, but its fragrance
> even on a _cold_ winter
> day (there used to be some once, you know...) is
> powerful. The yellowish
> flowers (better in C.f. "Luteus") cover the bare
> branches starting from
> December and their scent can pervade a whole medium
> sized garden. Great for
> bringing indoors, too. And what about silver wattle,
> Acacia dealbata? They
> are already over here (they were all out in
> January!) but the scent of
> "mimosas" for me has always been the first sign of
> spring.
>
> Alessandra
>
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