Climbing Plants for Pots
Climbing plants in pots are a natural choice for patios, balconies and smaller gardens, but not all climbers are suitable for growing in containers. What you need is a compact, colourful plant which will thrive in a small space like a patio or seating area, cover an obelisk in a border or brighten up the space by your front door. We've chosen the brightest, best performing and most fragrant clematis, jasmine, honeysuckle and more for this collection, to make it easy for you to choose.
Want to know more? Our climbing plant grower, Mollie, has all the advice you need.
Brilliant, snow-bright blooms
- Curving, bell-shaped single flowers
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun, half hardy (H3)
- Flowers December to February
Starry white with extra texture
- Frilly white star-shaped blooms with wine-red stamens
- Flowers from May to June then August to September
- Hardy and compact deciduous climber
- Group 2 - flowers twice in one summer
Award-winning lavender flowers
- Purple blooms with a lime stamen crown
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September
Fragrance worth shouting about
- Pink pinwheel flowers, dark green foliage
- Vigorous growth and a wonderful fragrance
- Does well in both sun and partial shade
- Blooms from May to September
Snowy blooms from a height
- A variety of linen-white, showy flowers
- Train your climbers up a wall or obelisk
- Full sun to partial shade (variety dependent)
- Selected for colour, strength and performance
Vibrant flowers all year round
- Fill your garden with non-stop colour
- Easy to grow on a trellis, obelisk or pergola
- Available in three 'editions'
- Blooms throughout the year
The deepest purple hues
- Alluring, single, cross-shaped blooms
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September
An evergreen dreamboat
- Creamy flowers and glossy green foliage
- Fabulously fragrant flowers
- Full sun is preferable (or partial shade)
- Flowers from June to August
Clusters of deep violet crosses
- Bold, single flowers up to 10cm across
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September
Sensational star shaped flowers
- Loves full sun
- Ideal for training up a wall or pergola
- Flowers from June to September
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Starry flowers, splashed foliage
- Star-shaped blooms and cream-flecked leaves
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Grow in sun or part shade
- Blooms in May and June
The fashionista of the clematis world!
- Raspberry pink flowers with an intense pink stripe
- Flowers from May to June then August to September
- Hardy and compact deciduous climber
- Group 2 - flowers twice in one summer
Breathtakingly fierce flowers
- Vibrant purple and lime green double flowers
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun, hardy (H4)
- Flowers June to September
Smells as good as it looks
- Shruiken-shaped, single blooms
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September
Striking colours for every taste
- Showy blooms in a range of striking hues
- Perfect for training up a trellis or obelisk
- Single, semi-double and double varieties
- Transform patios, beds and borders
A warm and nostalgic collection
- Create a beautifully co-ordinated display
- Flowers from May right through to October
- The best colour, strength and performance
- Easy to grow on a trellis, wall or pergola
Double blooms to die for
- Intense, midnight purple rosettes
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun, hardy (H4)
- Flowers June to October
Unbeatable colour contrast
- Striking white and violet blooms
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers June to October
Attention-grabbing violet blooms
- Voluminous, flamboyant purple-blue flowers
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Loves a sunny spot (tolerates part shade)
- Blooms from July to September
Elevates any garden
- Large, showy magenta, white and purple blooms
- A vigorous, fast-growing climber
- Best growth occurs in full sun to part shade
- Blooms from July to September
A compact and classy wisteria
- Cascading lilac blooms (up to 15cm long)
- Perfect for training up a wall or pergola
- Grows best in full sun, tolerates part shade
- Flowers from May to June
Improves any drab surface
- Enchanting emerald foliage
- Attractive to birds and pollinators
- Suited to full sun, part shade and full shade
- Masses of ornamental black berries
A perfect clematis for pots!
- Single and semi-double thistle purple blooms
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to September
A riot of purple stars
- Star shaped purple flowers with a red stripe and a central ruff of violet and white
- Flowers from May to September
- Hardy and compact deciduous climber
- Group 3 - flowers from late summer to autumn