What good climbing plants for a garden or apartment? They can perform a huge number of different design tasks, for example, divide a site or a room into zones, mask something. We propose today to talk about the most popular vines that can be planted both in your backyard and at home.
Ivy
Huge thickets of ivy can be found in the Caucasus and Crimea. Growing, it climbs the most impregnable rocks, the walls of houses, is able to cover the slopes with a dense carpet, and its shoots can hang from the trees. This evergreen liana is not capricious, not demanding on the conditions of cultivation and care. But at the same time, it grows quickly and pleases with decorative foliage of a wide variety of shapes and colors. Gardeners have noticed this climbing plant for a very long time. Today, evergreen garden ivy, which retains its attractiveness throughout the year, is used to decorate arbors, create hedges, and landscaping various buildings. Depending on the species, ivy leaves can be either cut or whole. AtMost of the plants of this species have leaf plates very dense, leathery, with a smooth surface, monochromatic. But there are specimens with variegated leaves. But the flowers of a greenish tint are very small and do not represent decorative value. The rounded fruits that form after pollination look much more interesting. They are distinguished by a dark, almost black color.
Features of care
Garden ivy - shade-tolerant culture. It easily adapts to life as a groundcover. Experienced gardeners recommend planting ivy in elevated places that are well protected from the wind. It is worth noting that for the first few years this crop grows slowly, so young ivy should be planted in the spring, so that during the warm season the seedlings have time to ripen and overwinter well. This climbing plant is not capricious at all, it adapts well. And in order for adaptation to occur faster, a moisture-absorbing breathable soil should be prepared for planting, certainly with a high content of organic matter. Ivy roots are about 20 cm deep, so the planting hole should be a little deeper. You can not do without a drainage layer.
Garden shoulder care consists in timely field, fertilizing, tillage. So, accurate loosening will help to increase the permeability of the earth to air and moisture, and mulching will protect the plant from the first frosts. How to mulch? Experienced gardeners recommend leaf humus, peat or other porousorganics. It is necessary to add mulch gradually - in a thin layer in several stages. By autumn, the layer must be increased in order to carry out warming and shelter of the plant with the advent of cold weather. Another important step is pruning the affected shoots. Do not rush to do this in the spring after the snow melts! The best time to remove shoots affected by frost or for other reasons is the beginning of summer, when the active movement of juices ends. Please note: cuts made on large stems must be treated with garden pitch.
Wisteria
Interesting fact: restrained Japanese very often compare the garden where wisterias bloom with the Garden of Eden. This is not surprising: the bloom of wisteria is a whirlpool of incredibly bright colors, the long brushes of this climbing garden plant - white purple, blue and pink - emit a sweet aroma and rush down in an unstoppable waterfall.
Types of wisteria: features
In general, the genus of wisteria includes 9 species. However, only a few are common in Russia: Chinese, profusely flowering and Japanese. Let's talk about them in more detail.
Chinese wisteria is a densely leafy liana, the height of which can reach 20 m. Its inflorescences are usually light purple, less often white, their length is about 30 cm. Chinese wisteria blooms flowers simultaneously with the appearance of foliage, flowering continues throughout the summer period. This climbing plant is winter-hardy, it is able to tolerate frosts down to -20 degrees. Wisteria profusely flowering can reach 10 metersheight. The size of conical inflorescences is usually 45-50 cm. First, foliage appears on the vine, a little later - flowers. Flowering lasts until mid-June. However, there are varieties that are characterized by repeated flowering in August. Japanese wisteria is the least common in our country. This is due to its low frost resistance. She feels comfortable only in the Caucasus or Crimea. In addition, it is not as decorative as its "relatives" - white inflorescences grow only up to 20 cm.
Growing wisteria
In garden culture, this climbing plant is used for vertical gardening. Taking up very little space, it is incredibly decorative. Wisteria is ideal for decorating walls, fences, it can mask the technical parts of the garden. And with its help, you can zone the yard, get shelter from the sun and wind. The climbing plant on the arches looks incredibly attractive.
At the same time, you can’t call it too demanding in care: in order for the plant to actively bloom, you need to follow fairly simple rules. It is important to understand that wisteria is very photophilous, it should be in direct sunlight for at least 6 hours a day. It is necessary to protect the plant from cold wind and drafts. As for the soil, you should choose a fertile, light, well-permeable soil. But wisteria should not be planted in calcareous soils: its leaves will brighten and lose their decorative effect.
Please note: when using wisteria in vertical gardening for heryou should choose a strong and durable support. Wisteria has a high windage, and therefore the support must be stable, able to withstand high wind loads. It is important to know that this plant does not tolerate waterlogging. Over-watering can cause the wisteria to shed its leaves and buds. It is recommended to carry out watering by spraying. At the end of September, it should be practically stopped, because the plant slows down its growth and begins preparing for winter. Attention also deserves the features of preparing wisteria for winter. So, young seedlings need shelter. They need to be untied from the support and laid on the ground. The root part should be dug in, and the shoots should be covered with spruce branches, dry leaves or special material. By the way, the older the plant gets, the less shelter it needs.
Campsis
Kampsis occupies a special place in the list of fast-growing climbing plants. This is a large lush flowering bush of amazing beauty, creating a pleasant cool shade. It pleases with its flowering from the very beginning of summer until late autumn. At the same time, the vine does not require special labor costs. This plant belongs to the Bignoniaceae family. It is characterized by entire leaves with a serrated edge, bright red or orange tubular flowers. The height of an elegant giant can reach 15 m. Therefore, this climbing plant is ideal for arches.
How to care for a plant?
Campsis owes its popularity to unpretentiousness and splendor. It suits absolutely any type of soil, but it is bestwill grow in loose, not waterlogged soils. It is worth noting that Kampsis is a southern plant, that is, it requires a sunny place on the south side of the site. Please note: a feature of this vine is that it grows very quickly. Therefore, in order for the bush not to take more space than it is allotted, protect its rhizome with metal sheets. Optimum depth - 80 cm.
Gardeners do not recommend placing plants near the window, because insects actively flock to it. Kampsis is very drought-resistant, but it is possible to maintain decorativeness and abundant flowering only with regular watering. You can plant perennial bushes next to this plant - they will help maintain soil moisture and cover bare vines from below. But this climbing flowering plant can do without top dressing. However, if you want to increase the duration of flowering, try applying a nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer. Please note: the liana is incredibly thermophilic, so if there are harsh winters in the region where you live, be sure to cover the campsis for the winter! The plant must be removed, covered with spruce branches, covered with polyethylene. In winter, a large snowdrift must be made at the shelter site.
Bougainvillea
What is this climbing plant good for? For fences, arches, arbors. In general, bougainvillea is a resident of Brazil. She got her French name thanks to a navigator from France who discovered this exotic beauty. To date, there are about 15 types of flowers. What is domesticated bougainvillea? Gardeners say: this is a flower thathas French charm and Brazilian temperament. Fences, patios, and arches decorated with branches of this climbing plant look amazingly beautiful. The flowers of this creeper are not very large, usually yellow. But the bracts look amazingly decorative and attractive. It is not surprising that some beginner growers confuse them with flower petals. Usually bracts have a bright crimson hue, but there are also hybrid varieties with red and white inflorescences.
By the way, this exotic beauty can be grown anywhere where the air temperature does not drop below +5 degrees throughout the year.
Care details
Watering this climbing perennial deserves special attention. During the period of growth and flowering, it needs abundant watering, however, between procedures, the soil must certainly dry out by a few centimeters. Both stagnation of water and overdrying of an earthen coma are unacceptable. During the dormant period, watering should be reduced. It is important to ensure that the ground is not too dry. Another important point: in the summer, on very hot days, bougainvillea should be sprayed. At the same time, it is best to carry out water procedures in the morning, so that the plant has time to dry by the night cooling.
Experienced gardeners recommend planting this plant in partial shade. The thing is that the presence of direct sunlight can lead to leaf burns. Throughout the year, with the exception of only a period of rest, inthe soil needs to be fertilized. The best option is fertilizing with nitrogen and phosphorus.
Cissus
Let's talk about climbing houseplants. Let's start with cissus, which is often called birch among the people - because of the similarity of the leaves with birch, or indoor grapes - by species relationship.
This is a delightful climbing vine, able to catch its tendrils on any support and quickly enough to cover it with green mass. If you do not want to use supports, cissus can be used as an ampelous plant: it will hang beautifully from coasters and pots. Be sure to consider rapid growth: in just 2-3 years, the cissus will turn into a three-meter vine. This plant is very fond of diffused light, but tolerates partial shade well. In a room where the lighting is bright, cissus leaves will be larger and darker. Perhaps the only thing demanding about this climbing houseplant is the humidity of the environment. Therefore, flower growers recommend spraying it several times a week. It is important to observe the watering regime: in spring and summer, the plant needs a lot of water.
Escription
This indoor plant is loved by flower growers because of its bright colors, unpretentiousness and amazing beauty. There is an opinion that this vine is very difficult to grow indoors. In fact, this is not true at all! Episcia is a relative of the violet, and therefore it makes almost the same requirements for care. That is, you will need a caused place where this ornamental plant will not beget the sun's rays. However, you should carefully monitor that the lighting is sufficient, otherwise the plant will form an excessively long and thin stem. This vine is especially sensitive to air humidity. Flower growers recommend placing a pot with a plant in a wide planter, wet sphagnum moss must be placed between the walls. In no case do not spray the episcia leaves: there will be no positive effect, the leaves will begin to wither and rot!
Because this houseplant grows fast enough, it needs to be repotted every year. For these purposes, wide and low pots are ideal. Florists say: it is best to use the most common mixture intended for violets. As for fertilizers, in the warm season, the vine should be fertilized twice a month. Organic or complex fertilizers are suitable for this.
