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.
The OG for summer scent
- Starry white blooms with notes of vanilla
- Evergreen for year-round interest
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Flowers from June to September
What blooms in winter? This guy!
- Lemon-yellow flowers on green stems
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Happy in both full sun and partial shade
- Flowers from January to March
A sky of yellow stars
- Butter-yellow blooms and dark green foliage
- Evergreen with bronze tints in autumn
- Prefers full sun (withstands partial shade)
- Blooms from June to September
Fast-growing and fragrant
- Powder pink flowers and dark green leaves
- Fast-growing, vigorous climber
- Likes full sun (grows in partial shade)
- Flowers from June to July
Fabulous feathery double blooms
- Stunning, fully double pink flowers
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers June to September
Abundant flowers? Not half!
- Glorious clusters of fragrant white blooms
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Happy in sun (and partial shade)
- Flowers from March to April
Masses of large cream flowers
- Pendulous, single, bell-shaped blooms
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, hardy (H4)
- Flowers November to February
A gardeners' favourite!
- Huge, velvety magenta blooms
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers June to September
The queen of climbers
- Sizable snow-white blooms (up to 12cm across)
- Fragrant flowers, ornamental orange fruits
- Performs best in sun (withstands part shade)
- Flowers from July to September
Pearl-white scented clusters
- Countless, white and lime green single blooms
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, half hardy (H3)
- Flowers May to June
Bigger flowers, better fragrance
- Creamy flowers and deep green foliage
- Stunningly fragrant flowers
- Loves sun (also grows in partial shade)
- Flowers from June through to September
A regal display of royal purple
- Extra large, single, velvety purple flowers
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to October
A candy-striped superstar
- Exquisite frilled, candy-stripe blooms
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers June to September
Gorgeous violet stars
- Myriad violet blooms with yellow centres
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September
A host of stunning starry blooms
- Double (and semi-double) lapis lazuli flowers
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to August
Huge, pink striped flowers
- Fuchsia pink flowers with a hot pink stripe
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to June, September
Trailing snowdrop-white stunner
- Satin touch snowdrop-white flowers
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers June to September
Extremely fragrant summer blooms
- Golden-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Likes part shade (can be grown in full sun)
- Flowers from June to September
Showy white blooms
- Creamy white petals with a lime green stripe
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Partial shade, hardy (H4)
- Flowers May to July
Vibrant striped violet blooms
- Single flowers with a lush raspberry stripe
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to June, September
Burgundy and gold lantern flowers climbing on glossy green stems
- Lantern shaped burgundy and gold tumbling flowers
- Long flowering season from April to October
- Half hardy semi evergreen climber
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
Amethyst purple pom-poms
- Fully double flowers up to 15cm across
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to September
Clusters of indigo bells
- Masses of indigo blue bell-shaped flowers
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, hardy (H5-H6)
- Flowers March to April
Ruby red climber that bees love
- Sumptuous, large, single flowers
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September