Looking for perennial climbing plants? These are very interesting when you want to have privacy in the terrace or the garden, or simply a beautiful balcony all year round. In addition, there are many varieties, so many that to make it easier for you. We have selected for you the 10 best for temperate climates.
These are species that are resistant to summer heat, but also to cold and moderate frosts. Also, many of them produce really attractive flowers, which is why they look great in any corner.
Which perennial climbers are best suited to life in a temperate climate? Well, if there is one thing that characterizes these climates, it is that they have hot to very hot summers, and cold to very cold winters with frosts that can be light or moderate.
The evergreen species that you want to put in must adapt to living in these conditions, but for that you have to choose them well. Therefore we recommend the following:
Akebia
Image – Wikimedia/H. Zell – Male flower of Akebia quinata
The Akebia quinata It is a beautiful climbing plant 4 to 6 meters high. native to Asia with semi-evergreen leaves (not all falling) composed of five pinnae or leaflets about 5 to 8 centimeters long, green in color. Its flowers, which bloom in spring, are grouped in clusters, fleshy, lilac red in color and very fragrant.
It is frost resistant down to -10°C.
purple bell
Image – Wikimedia/Magnus Manske
The Ipomoea purpureaalso known as ipomea, Don Diego de día, campanillas or purple ivy, is an evergreen climbing herb characterized by the development of heart-shaped green leaves and reach a height of 2-3 meters. Its flowers are solitary or appear in groups, purple, white, pink or multicolored.
It can withstand down to -4ºC if frozen for a short time. If it gets colder it will behave like an annual, which shouldn’t worry you because its seeds germinate very well and its growth rate is so fast that it doesn’t flower until a few months after sowing.
Ivy
The hedera propeller He is a climber from Europe who can exceed 10 meters in height if it has a support to climb, with evergreen, leathery, green leaves. The flowers are collected in simple umbels which form a panicle, without ornamental value.
It is resistant to cold and frost down to -7°C.
winter jasmine
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The Jasminum polyanthum is a perennial climber (although it may lose its leaves in very cold weather) that reaches a height of 5 meters originally from China. The leaves are compound, consisting of 5-9 dark green leaflets. From spring to summer, it produces white, aromatic flowers.
It resists frosts down to -5ºC.
royal jasmine
Image – Flickr/Magnus Manske
The Jasmine grandiflorumalso called spanish jasmine, spanish jasmine or fragrant jasmine, is an evergreen climbing shrub native to northeastern Africa and southern Arabia that reaches a height of 4 to 6 meters. Its leaves are evergreen, composed of 5 to 7 oval-shaped green leaflets. From spring to autumn, it produces very fragrant white flowers.
It resists occasional frosts down to -6ºC.
Honeysuckle
Image – Flickr/Åsa Berndtsson
The Lonicera caprifolium It is a perennial climbing plant native to southern Europe which reaches a height of 3 to 6 meters. Its leaves are oval, green and its flowers are red and aromatic. It blooms in the spring.
It resists well to cold and frost down to -12ºC.
passion flower
The passionflower caerulea It is a climbing shrub native to Brazil and Peru which reaches a height of about 7 meters. Its leaves are alternate, perennial and petiolate, green. The flowers are pale blue or light purple in color and bloom from summer to fall. Its fruits are edible, but have little flavor.
It is frost resistant down to -5°C, possibly down to -10°C if kept in a protected area. It pushes back if it takes damage.
Plumbago
The Plumbago auriculata is an evergreen climbing shrub known as blue jasmine, matchmaker, plumbago or sky jasmine native to South Africa that reaches a height of 4 to 5 meters. Its leaves are obtuse and spatulate, green, and its flowers are grouped in blue or white clusters. It flowers all year round except in winter.
It resists down to -5ºC.
trachelosperm
Image – Wikimedia/Luca Camellini
The Trachelospermum jasminoidespopularly known as Chinese jasmine, star jasmine, false jasmine, or milk jasmine, is a climbing shrub native to China and Japan that reaches a height of 7 meters. Its flowers, which bloom from spring to autumn, are simple, oval to lanceolate, white and fragrant.
It resists down to -10ºC.
solano
The Solanum jasminoides It is a climbing shrub native to South America popularly known as solano, bridal veil, solano jasmine or watermelon flower, which reaches a height of 5 meters. The leaves are evergreen, dark green, simple and alternate. It flowers in spring and summer, producing flowers grouped in white and very fragrant clusters.
It resists down to -4ºC. It can partially lose its leaves depending on whether the cold is intense or not, and whether it is poorly protected or exposed.
What do you think of these perennial climbing plants? Do you know any others?