Re: plants to cover a wall
- Subject: Re: plants to cover a wall
- From: L* R*
- Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:58:57 -0700 (PDT)
Most of these vines can be excessive in the western Oregon climate, and
I'd still vote for a dwarf selection of English ivy, especially the
small-leaved variegated ones. Common ivy IS a huge problem here, but only
when it begins to seed, after several decades -- I doubt that these
restrained ivy selections ever do. Most of the suggested alernatives
reach flowering maturity early, and all have the potential for
naturalizing.
loren russell, corvallis oregon
On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, david feix wrote:
> One of the Climbing Hydrangea
> species/cultivars(Schizophragma spp), Parthenocissus
> spp, or Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. elegans would
> both all do well in Portland, Oregon. Check to see if
> they are considered invasive in Portland, the berries
> are attractive to wildlife, and would probably
> germinate in moist woodland conditions. Ampelopsis
> and Parthenocissus do not appear to be
> problematic/invasive in drier mediterannean climates.
>
>
> --- barbara sargent <rsgt@california.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking for plants, for my daughter in Portland,
> > OR, which will climb
> > up a two story cement wall without supports. I
> > thought of creeping fig,
> > which would be perfect, but she's told it won't make
> > it in their climate.
> > And I know that ivies would work. But are there
> > others that don't need
> > support?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Barbara
> >
>
>
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