evergreen container climber?

Greetings all. Can anyone recommend an evergreen container climber for my patio? Can't be too rampant because I don't have a ton of space.

 

Hi Lilith,
I haven't much experience of evergreen climbers, but there are 2 I have grown and can recommend. They are both clematis:
Cirrhosa 'Freckles' which is flowering now, with cream coloured flowers about 1'' with maroon speckles; nice dark leaves but doesn't do much the rest of the year, may be too rampant .
Armandii, various species, beautiful glossy dark leaves and flowers very early when few blooms around. Large white or pink flowers, mine is creamy white with a great perfume. Can get very large but easily controlled
For a quick fix, there are loads of varieties of ivy- no flowers but lots of different leaf shapes and colours.

 

Hi Lilith
Both Akebia quinata and Berberidopsis corallina are good http://www.bluebellnursery.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalogue.cgi?cat=c&genus=Akebiahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/87.shtml - The Akebia has flowers that smell of chocolate!

 

Cool, thanks Liz, thanks Bayleaf! Smelly and pretty is good because I want to put it next to some seating. Flowers that smell of chocolate, eh, not sure that's wise!!

 

Just been looking at the Akebia, looks really unnusual which suits me very well. A talking piece for my barbecues next year! When does it flower and when should I plant it?

 

As an addendum - just bought some evergreen ceanothus - lovely plant, lovely flower