Sunday, April 26, 2009

Any suggestions about a fast growing creeper or vine?

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I have a 100 meters long (about 330 feet) and 3 meters high (9.85 feet) fence that I want to hide for a wedding reception. I have 14 months until the wedding. I live in Greece (mediterranean climate) and my property has a moderate water supply (there is enough water but the more you consume the higher the price gets). The ideal would be the plant to blossom early June or late May. Can you suggest a creeper plant that can cover the fence completely in that amount of time? I have heard that russian vine grows very fast but it doesn't look so great to me. What about Clematis Montana or Virginia Creeper (I know that it doesn't blossom but if it can grow fast enough I wouldn,t mind)?

Any suggestions about a fast growing creeper or vine?
Honeysuckle grows fast and some types are evergreen. We have the Hall's (Japanese) honeysuckle and it is evergreen for us here in Texas. It has white flowers that turn to a sweet smelling pretty yellow color as the flowers age in late spring. The flowers drop off the vine by themselves. You do not need to deadhead dead flowers. They need to be pruned back 6" to 12" after they bloom and then no more pruning until after they bloom the next spring. This pruning will make them bloom more. You can prune way back if you wish and this will make the honeysuckle bush out.





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Different types of honeysuckles:


http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/lonicer...





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Close up of flower:


http://www.fotosearch.com/NGF003/7225207...





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Red honeysuckle is beautiful:


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Jasmine also does well and smell very nice. Click this link for pictures:





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Reply:morning glories maybe??
Reply:I have Carolina Jasmine planted 3feet apart and in less than a year my fence(6X25 ft) is completely covered.Makes beautiful yellow blooms that start in January and continue to bloom through October
Reply:I would stay away from Virginia creeper because it is unstoppable, but there is a 'nice' cousin to Virginia Creeper, a bignonia. Have a look at them. They can grow 50' easily.


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