Best Evergreen Climbers | Growers' Choice
Vibrant verticals for all year round interest
Best Overall: Star Jasmine
Best Spring Flowers: Armand's Evergreen Clematis
Best Flowers: Passion Flower
Best For Winter Interest: Clematis 'Ourika Valley'
For Multi-Season Interest: Chocolate Vine
Best For Shade: Halls Japanese Honeysuckle
Best Fragrance: White Jasmine
For Fast Growth: Chilean Potato Vine
Best For Wildlife: Variegated Ivy
Best For Pollinators: Californian Lilac
Best Overall: Star Jasmine
A fantastic all rounder with evergreen foliage and fragrant summer flowers that will do well in any position, including on a North facing wall.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Self-clings to sheds, fences and walls
- Flowers from June to September
- Unforgettable Jasmine perfume will fill your garden
Best Overall: Star Jasmine
A fantastic all rounder with evergreen foliage and fragrant summer flowers that will do well in any position, including on a North facing wall.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Self-clings to sheds, fences and walls
- Flowers from June to September
- Unforgettable Jasmine perfume will fill your garden
Best Spring Flowers: Armand's Evergreen Clematis
A strong grower in any position, armandii is one of the few evergreen clematis, but also one of the earliest flowering producing masses of fragrant white flowers.
- Endearing, single, fragrant white blooms
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun, hardy (H4)
- Flowers March to April
Best Spring Flowers: Armand's Evergreen Clematis
A strong grower in any position, armandii is one of the few evergreen clematis, but also one of the earliest flowering producing masses of fragrant white flowers.
- Endearing, single, fragrant white blooms
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun, hardy (H4)
- Flowers March to April
Best Flowers: Passion Flower
A relative of the more famous passion fruit, the passion flower plant possesses one of the most beautiful flowers in existence and will also produce pretty ornamental fruits, good weather provided.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Train up a sheltered wall, fence or trellis
- Flowers from July to September
- Yellow-orange fruits add autumn colour
Best Flowers: Passion Flower
A relative of the more famous passion fruit, the passion flower plant possesses one of the most beautiful flowers in existence and will also produce pretty ornamental fruits, good weather provided.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Train up a sheltered wall, fence or trellis
- Flowers from July to September
- Yellow-orange fruits add autumn colour
Best For Winter Interest: Clematis 'Ourika Valley'
An unusual winter flowering clematis, 'Ourika Valley' is prized for its serrated leaves and creamy yellow flowers. An unmissable delicately beautiful specimen.
- Pendulous, single, bell-shaped blooms
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, hardy (H4)
- Flowers November to February
Best For Winter Interest: Clematis 'Ourika Valley'
An unusual winter flowering clematis, 'Ourika Valley' is prized for its serrated leaves and creamy yellow flowers. An unmissable delicately beautiful specimen.
- Pendulous, single, bell-shaped blooms
- Pruning group 1 - no pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, hardy (H4)
- Flowers November to February
For Multi-Season Interest: Chocolate Vine
Despite looking like something from a H.G. Wells novel, the Chocolate Vine is very much real and provides unmatched exoticism with its fragrant purple brown flowers and large pink oval fruits.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Train to cover walls, fences and trellis
- Flowers from March to May
- Purple-brown flowers with a warm spicy scent
For Multi-Season Interest: Chocolate Vine
Despite looking like something from a H.G. Wells novel, the Chocolate Vine is very much real and provides unmatched exoticism with its fragrant purple brown flowers and large pink oval fruits.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Train to cover walls, fences and trellis
- Flowers from March to May
- Purple-brown flowers with a warm spicy scent
Best For Shade: Halls Japanese Honeysuckle
Used to deep forest shade, honeysuckles grow well in any position and are famed for their large sweet smelling flowers. 'Halliana' is a handsome variety with glossy evergreen leaves and long lasting two tone flowers.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Ideal for training up a pergola, fence or arbour
- Flowers from July to September
- Evergreen foliage for year-round colour
Best For Shade: Halls Japanese Honeysuckle
Used to deep forest shade, honeysuckles grow well in any position and are famed for their large sweet smelling flowers. 'Halliana' is a handsome variety with glossy evergreen leaves and long lasting two tone flowers.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Ideal for training up a pergola, fence or arbour
- Flowers from July to September
- Evergreen foliage for year-round colour
Best Fragrance: White Jasmine
You'll only need to smell jasmine once to understand how its perfume is a must have. Best planted in a sunny position, this jasmine is possibly the greatest with pretty white flowers from pink buds and glossy evergreen leaves for year round structure.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Train up a trellis, arbour or fence
- Flowers from March to April
- RHS Award Winner for fantastic blooms
Best Fragrance: White Jasmine
You'll only need to smell jasmine once to understand how its perfume is a must have. Best planted in a sunny position, this jasmine is possibly the greatest with pretty white flowers from pink buds and glossy evergreen leaves for year round structure.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Train up a trellis, arbour or fence
- Flowers from March to April
- RHS Award Winner for fantastic blooms
For Fast Growth: Chilean Potato Vine
This award winning vine is on its way to classic status thanks to its free flowering nature and beautiful blossom. A member of the solanum family, it bears resemblance to its most famous members in its fragrant yellow-purple flowers and inedible fruits come autumn.
- Loves a spot in full sun
- Quickly train up a large structure or wall
- Flowering from June to September
- RHS Award Winner for spectacular blooms
For Fast Growth: Chilean Potato Vine
This award winning vine is on its way to classic status thanks to its free flowering nature and beautiful blossom. A member of the solanum family, it bears resemblance to its most famous members in its fragrant yellow-purple flowers and inedible fruits come autumn.
- Loves a spot in full sun
- Quickly train up a large structure or wall
- Flowering from June to September
- RHS Award Winner for spectacular blooms
Best For Wildlife: Variegated Ivy
Our humble ivy provides both year round shelter for and flowers and fruits in the off season, doing more than any other climber to sustain both birds and insects. This gorgeous variant exhibits both stunning leaf shape and variegation for year round colour in your garden, no matter the location.
- Award winning Evergreen Climber
- Stunning variegated lime and emerald foliage
- Ideal for vertical or ground coverage
- Brings colour and sophistication to your living space
Best For Wildlife: Variegated Ivy
Our humble ivy provides both year round shelter for and flowers and fruits in the off season, doing more than any other climber to sustain both birds and insects. This gorgeous variant exhibits both stunning leaf shape and variegation for year round colour in your garden, no matter the location.
- Award winning Evergreen Climber
- Stunning variegated lime and emerald foliage
- Ideal for vertical or ground coverage
- Brings colour and sophistication to your living space
Best For Pollinators: Californian Lilac
Although formally a shrub, this award winning Ceanothus can be trained up a trellis, producing masses of fragrant cornflower-like blue blooms come May.
- Masses of cornflower blue flowers
- Flowers from April to May
- Fully hardy evergreen climber
- RHS Award Winner for fantastic blooms
Best For Pollinators: Californian Lilac
Although formally a shrub, this award winning Ceanothus can be trained up a trellis, producing masses of fragrant cornflower-like blue blooms come May.
- Masses of cornflower blue flowers
- Flowers from April to May
- Fully hardy evergreen climber
- RHS Award Winner for fantastic blooms
