Ornamental Horticulture

Definitions

Climbers: Botanically, plants which have special structures to climb on supports are defined as climbers. Eg. Antigonon, Thunbergia
Twiners: The climbing plants which do not have any such structure but climb over a support or a plant by twining themselves spirally around such supports are called twiners Eg. Ipomoea, Lonicera.
Ramblers and stragglers: There are still other plants which fail in their attempt to climb but somehow manage to support themselves over the trunks, stems, or branches of other plants; these are termed ramblers and stragglers. Eg. Quisqualis indica.
Creepers: Plants which creep or climb on a surface with their rootlets are called creepers. Such plants are generally trained over stone or brick walls. Eg. Ficus repens, Tecoma radicans



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