Vines That Grow On Concrete Walls

They can add green foliage and even blossoms to that side of the garden.

Vines that grow on concrete walls.

This photo shows a good way to layer plants. Climbers do more than hide an ugly wall. The vine grows to 30 feet in length. On this 4 foot high retaining wall at the front of a lawn the owners have planted creeping fig ficus pumila to grow up the wall.

Among the vines that can attach themselves to cement walls are two related vines with bright red color in fall. Finding trailing plants to cover a wall isn t difficult and many vines deciduous and evergreen will do the job. Vines with tendrils and twining stems need something. If you are practical and want fruiting vines a grape or kiwi may be the plant for you.

A rule of thumb is to layer plants by having have a few cascade over the edge others mounding and still others providing an upright shape. If you want old fashioned elegance english ivy or a climbing rose should fit the bill. Honeysuckle lonicera spp is twining vine with pretty tubular. Best vines for brick walls.

And if you are covering brick walls with vines to disguise some imperfections fast growing virginia creeper or. It is about 9 tall and 40 long. The clinging roots of these climbing vines will attach to almost any porous material or surface. They are virginia creeper parthenocissus quinquefolia which has open growth and reaches 30 or 50 feet tall and the boston ivy cultivar veitchii parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchii which grows 30 to 45 feet tall and has purplish new growth.

I was thinking about 5 or so plants and they do not have to cover the entire wall just looking for some visual interest. Below is a listing of vine plants that are ideal for use to cling and climb up walls posts and tree trunks. To completely cover a concrete wall plant vines that will spread easily and grow up and over the wall s surface. Using climbing vines on brick walls can say something about your home and you.

Creeping fig should face. I am looking for a vine other than ivy to cover this concrete wall. Vines that will grow on masonry walls. Unless vine plants have holdfasts that cling to any surface you must create a trellis system in order to grow vines on concrete block walls.

Native to the himalayas anemone clematis clematis montana is widely used to accent fences terraces and brick walls.