- Climbers are very important ornamental plants in landscaping which add beauty, colour and fragrance to gardens
- They are commonly used on artificial structures like walls, arches, pergolas, pillars, cascades, topiary, etc.
- Bare walls can be most effectively decorated by growing colourful climbers on them.
- Trees are also used to train the climbers and this enhances the beauty of garden many folds.
- Utility of climbers in cities is increasing for the purpose of screening the premises from adjacent houses and maintaining privacy.
Selection of climbers
| S.No.
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Usage
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Examples
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| 1
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Annual flowering climbers
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Sweet pea (Clitoria ternatea), morning glory (Ipomoea rubrocaerulea)
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| 2
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Climbers for screening
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Antigonon leptopus, Passiflora, Porana, Ipomoea, Clerodendron splendens, Thunbergia
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| 3
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Climbers for low walls or trellis
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Usually light climbers are grown.
Lonicera japonica, Solanum seaforthianum, Tristellatia australis, Tecoma jasminoides, Jacquemontia violacea
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| 4
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Climbers for pergola
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Usually heavy climbers are grown.
Quisqualis indica, Petrea volubilis, Adenocalymma allicea, Allamanda cathartica
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| 5
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Climbers for porches
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Pyrostegia venusta, Petrea volubilis, Clerodendron splendens, Bougainvillea, Jasminum sp.
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| 6
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Flowering climbers for partial shade
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Passiflora, Aristolochia, Quisqualis indica, Clerodendron splendens, Jacquemontia violaceae
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| 7
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Foliage climbers
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Scindapsus aureus, Philodendron sp., Monstera deliciosa
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| 8
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Climbers for pot culture
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Tristellatia asutralis, Adenocalymma allicea, Clitoria ternatea, Bignonia purpurea
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