Best Fast Growing Climbers | Growers' Choice
For when you need it to grow yesterday
Best Overall: Star Jasmine
The Fastest: Russian Vine
Best Spring Flowers: Armand's Evergreen Clematis
Best Flowers: Chilean Potato Vine
For Multi-Season Interest: Chocolate Vine
Best Foliage: Crimson Glory Vine
Best Autumn Colour: Virginia Creeper
Best For Shade: Halls Japanese Honeysuckle
Best For Wildlife: Variegated Ivy
For Variegated Foliage: Ornamental Kiwi
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
The Fastest: Russian Vine
Also known as the Mile A Minute Plant, Russian Vine is the best plant for covering ugly structures quickly, but comes with a warning that established plants can be hard to remove. Come summer, the vine will be covered head-to-toe in pretty, pollinator attracting panicles of flowers.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Ideal for covering walls and fences
- Flowers from July to September
- Fast growing for fabulous impact and coverage
The Fastest: Russian Vine
Also known as the Mile A Minute Plant, Russian Vine is the best plant for covering ugly structures quickly, but comes with a warning that established plants can be hard to remove. Come summer, the vine will be covered head-to-toe in pretty, pollinator attracting panicles of flowers.
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Ideal for covering walls and fences
- Flowers from July to September
- Fast growing for fabulous impact and coverage
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: 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 Flowers: 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 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 Foliage: Crimson Glory Vine
Probably the best ornamental grape available, the Crimson Glory Vine's attractive leaves colour up magically come autumn.
- Fresh green foliage turns to stunning shades of crimson in autumn
- Ideal for covering a wall, pergola or shed
- Low maintenance and easy to grow - fits any garden
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
Best Foliage: Crimson Glory Vine
Probably the best ornamental grape available, the Crimson Glory Vine's attractive leaves colour up magically come autumn.
- Fresh green foliage turns to stunning shades of crimson in autumn
- Ideal for covering a wall, pergola or shed
- Low maintenance and easy to grow - fits any garden
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
Best Autumn Colour: Virginia Creeper
The wall climber of choice that will light up your abode come autumn. Fast growing, self clinging and leaves no mark on walls.
- Deciduous leaves turn ruby red in autumn
- Incredibly fast-growing
- Grows well in all light conditions
- Inconspicuous green flowers in summer
Best Autumn Colour: Virginia Creeper
The wall climber of choice that will light up your abode come autumn. Fast growing, self clinging and leaves no mark on walls.
- Deciduous leaves turn ruby red in autumn
- Incredibly fast-growing
- Grows well in all light conditions
- Inconspicuous green flowers in summer
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 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
For Variegated Foliage: Ornamental Kiwi
This exotic import hails from the temperate regions of Japan and is well suited to the British climate. Notable for seemingly random pink & white variegation, this vine will also produce small pollinator attracting white flowers and ornamental kiwis come autumn.
- Heart shaped leaves in a medley of greens, whites and pinks
- Scented white flowers in early spring
- Fast growing climber ideal for walls and trellises
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
For Variegated Foliage: Ornamental Kiwi
This exotic import hails from the temperate regions of Japan and is well suited to the British climate. Notable for seemingly random pink & white variegation, this vine will also produce small pollinator attracting white flowers and ornamental kiwis come autumn.
- Heart shaped leaves in a medley of greens, whites and pinks
- Scented white flowers in early spring
- Fast growing climber ideal for walls and trellises
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
