Advice for flowering climber please

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  1. luciusmaximus

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    Not sure where I should be posting this so apologies if its on the wrong place.

    Spent weekend putting up a garden arch and need some advice as to what might work best. Both ends of the arch are in large pots of compost and will be in sunlight for a lot of the day during the summer months, on pot more that the other. I want something that will climb and spread fairly quickly and produce flowers for as long as possible. Something scented would be nice too. And ok in salty windswept conditions. Thanks in advance!
     
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    Sweet peas. Planting anything permanent is going to be a real pain come the time when you need to re-pot!
     
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    If you want permanent plants then roses and/or clematis are good. @wiseowl and @ARMANDII are the ones to help you on these.

    Annuals... try:- (We grew these, with no trouble, this year)

    Sweet peas

    Morning glory - comes in many colours and are easy to grow
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    Cobaea scandens - cup and saucer plant
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    Ipomoea lobata (with sweet peas)
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    and Morning Glory
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    Other excellent ones to try are:-

    Eccremocarpus scaber

    Rhodochiton atrosanguineus

    Lophospermum erubescens
     
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      How about Tropaeolum Peregrinum
      ( Canary Creeper )....

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      Also an annual, easily grown from seed.
       
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        Thanks for the replies. I was thinking of Clematis or Jasmine. I have another garden arch with Clematis planted in pots either end of arch. We set it up last year and the Clematis did better than I expected ( the one plant managed to climb almost to the top of the arch ). This arch is in a different location. The one I wanted advice for gets more sunlight, so I'm wondering if this would affect the Clematis? Think I read somewhere they don't like it if the pots are in sunlight, which they will be on the patio. I can obviously plant other plants in the pots to give the Clematis roots shelter. I have Lavender and Cottage Pinks in the other arch pots.

        Shiney, I hadn't thought about Sweet Peas. Could these be planted in a large Belfast sink and a raised bed ( used to be a pond )??

        I'll try to take pics but haven't figured out to transfer to computer yet, new camera.
         
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        We grow them anywhere - beds, pots, baskets etc. :blue thumb:
         
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