Climber Plant IdentificaTION

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  1. noisette47

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    Hello GardenGil, judging by the variation in leaf form, you've got at least two, possibly three plants all tangled up together. The stems with thorns on definitely belong to a rose. The brownish, pimply stems look like Campsis and there looks to be a Convolvulus-type leaf too.
    Are these last ones coming from thin, green stems that twine round everything else? Can you trace them right back down to a pot or are they coming through the fence? I hesitate to use the word bindweed but best to find out now and deal with it quickly, if it is.
    If the stems that you want to tie in to the netting don't have thorns on, leave them for now, until we're sure that we're giving you the right advice :)
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      That's not a rose in the last picture for sure.
      Almost reminds me of poplar, are there any big trees in your garden or next door.

      Bindweed in my garden is only just getting out the ground atm.
       
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      I was thinking hedge bindweed but looking again, I remember where I've seen leaves and growth like that before....Fallopia aubertii...what do you think @pete?
       
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      Possibly, I'm not very familiar with Russian vine, I've always been scared of it.:yikes:
       
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        Perhaps it gets tamed in a pot? :biggrin:
         
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          Any other thoughts on these? Two options:

          a) chop them
          b) tie them in along the netting

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          So was I, GG. They're not rose stems, they look like Russian vine. The picture below shows the growth potential for it, although if it's growing in a pot it will be a lot less vigorous. If you really want to keep it, just poke the stems through the netting in the direction you want it to go. Be prepared for it to swamp the rose, though. Russian vine.jpg
           
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          I've still not worked out how all that and a rose can be growing out of such small containers, I just wonder if the roots are out through the bottom of the containers.
          I know what I would do with it, but probably best not to say. :biggrin:
           
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            What would you do with it?

            I have no sentimental attachment to it. I think it's handy for privacy purposes, but I am open to anything.
             
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            Unless you really want to keep it, as you say for privacy I'd get rid of it, I think the netting that its on and the whole set up is a bit unsightly.

            But, I've got a few unsightly things around myself, so its only meant as constructive criticism.:smile:
             
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            Fair enough. I think the former owner had it for cats. Getting rid of it feels tempting
             
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