Need a plant to cover a metal fence

Akebia quinata (Chocolate vine) may be a contender

RHS Plant Selector Akebia quinata / RHS Gardening

smells good aswell (I have never seen one or planted one yet)

 

Thanks,

Would love it to overtake the whole length of the fence and ugly pine trees beyond. Does it damage the trees it grows on?

 

ha ha nothing wrong with girly, thinking of putting Passiflora caerulea on my front porch if i don't have it in the back, love the tropical look (remindes me of my travels). Pink flowers arnt me thou.

ash

 

thats quite cool looking thou,

thanks

 

Akebia is a great plant, and does smell fantastic. I had it at my old house where it was never evergreen though........

Best idea so far though, just because it should be seen more (and for giving me a kick up the butt to get one when I move)!

Pink is not really a colour I go for, but that Passiflora is worth making an exception for!

 

why not plant 2-3 different creepers to grow all together? ... I do that all the time .... evergreen for leaves during the cold, and 2-3 that flower at different times of the year

 

bit off topic but some of the effects created here look good:
Flickriver: Photoset 'Covering fences, screens, gloriettes and pergolas' by hardworkinghippy

 

i do really want the Passiflora caerulea, what would you recommend for the evergreen?

 

Akebia is nice but in a low impact kind of way. Nowhere near as showy as the other contenders mentioned.

 

thats why I stick with my 1st suggestion of Hydrangea anomala petiolaris ... it's a difficult area and this will do well ... is evergreen and very hardy



if you want to add some colour, nothing stops you from making a small bed in front, and planting some Huecheras, or larger shrubs/perennials that do well in shade

 

missed that one first time it was suggested, looks perfect to block out British rail!

 

Just being picky here but Clematis var.balearica and "Freckles" are two differant varieties of C, cirrhosa. Another good variety of C.cirrhosa is "Jingle Bells".

 

Ooer, I think that one might have OD'd on testosterone.

 

Sorry Dim, but H. petiolaris is NOT evergreen. However, H, seemanii is.

 

Yikes! .... well spotted ...have double checked .... my database has an error