Shade loving climbers

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    Hi, we are looking to grow a climber up a trellis that is in shade. Either jasmine or honeysuckle or any other flowering climber. We want to achieve about a 6ft high growth. Any suggestions please?:dh:
     
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    [​IMG]... Hmm shade loving climbers that flower.. Quite a tall order... :hehe: sorry.. Well Tropeaolum or Chilean flame flower is a smasher & might do it as they like to grow in woodlands etc... The roots must be kept cool & moist on them though so perhaps cover them with a paving slab once you have it established, stand a pot on it if you like..
    I have an ornamental Quince against a north facing wall here which gets next to no sun, but does well..
    Others that might are:- Golden Hop........ Clematis Montana Elizabeth... or Japanese Honeysuckle.. That is all I can think of..
     
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    Hey, don't forget the Climbing Hydranga.
     
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    :dh: Darn it Redstar I knew there was another one, but could I think of it earlier...... No.... :doh::rotfl:
     
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    Pyracantha?
     
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    I love climbing hydrangeas and they are brilliant in the shade, but they do get pretty big and would soon cover and probably buckle a 6ft trellis do you think?
    I agree with the suggestions of Chaenomeles and pyracantha trained as wall shrubs, winter jasmine, some clematis...alpina and macropetala types and if it's a sheltered spot, how about Berberidopsis corallina?
    You could grow an evergreen such as Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen' up the trellis and then grow clematis etc too http://www.flickr.com/photos/julieparishruralgardener/3743056323/
     
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