Wednesday, February 15, 2012

What are the best climbing plants to grow in Chicago?

Just moved into a new place with a cute but not very private deck. I want to grow some climbing plants to give me a little privacy back there--I'm on the first floor by back stairs so there is a deck above mine meaning mine has a "ceiling" I could attach something to. Also this deck faces east so it gets some morning sun although there are buildings around so it's not always sunny. What should I grow and how long do you think it will take to cover about ten feet of vertical space by about sixteen feet?



Thanks!

What are the best climbing plants to grow in Chicago?
evergreen clematis are great, but only cols hardy to 0 so it wont survive unless you have a rather warm winter.



if you are only looking for perrenial vines that will flower in the summer and die in the winter than any clematis except the evergreens should survive your winter.



also climbing hydraneas are survivealbe in your winter and good looking. jasmine is only cold hardy to 0 as well but would make a nice annual beacuase of its fragrant flowers.



also morning glories and moon flowers are annuals that self seed so if your lucky new plants will come up every year. they grow very fast.



pink moon vines are not annuals in the south but in your are they are, but they are fast.
Reply:MORNING GLORIES!!! they are wonderful, and you get a bunch of seeds to share or plant the next year too!!

also I've tried doing snap/snow peas up my deck, but the morning glories over took the whole thing
Reply:Morning glory's are great. They have beautiful blooms in the mornings. Clematis are good as well.


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