Morreys Nursery Climing Shrubs

Wall Shrubs & Climbing Plants

Use the below hyperlinks to find plants in alphabetical order.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

vigorous twining shrub suitable for west walls. Scented cream to buff, flowers in July–August.

a striking, slender climber with remarkable tri-coloured variegation of many of its leaves. Best against a west- or south-facing wall in full sun; white, slightly fragrant, flowers in June.

ideal subjects for any wall, except east facing.

exotic climber for warm positions, salmonred flowers, vigorous. (SOUTH AND WEST ASPECT)

All require a sunny sheltered site

a larger leaved form with rich blue flowers. (180cm)

dark green leaves, bright blue flowers in May. (180cm)

erect grower, glossy leaves, deep blue flowers. (180cm)

bright blue flowers in May, small leaved, vigorous grower. (240cm)

Millerton Point

fresh green leaves, small white flowers in May. Requires shelter. (180cm)

rich blue flowers, erect vigorous grower. (240cm)

rich blue flower heads in May and June. Prune immediately after flowering. (180cm)

wide spreading, deep blue flowers in June. Needs sunny sheltered position

rampant climber having orange and yellow fruits which persist in winter. ANY ASPECT

All Varieties, Any aspect, see shrus list.

Clematis like a well-drained, preferably alkaline soil and should be planted much deeper than the pot surface. Most varieties are best shaded at the root, either with a mulch of leafmould or gravel chippings. The vigour of the plant is helped by the addition of bonemeal, rotted stable manure, or other organic fertiliser lightly forked into the surface in spring. Care must be taken not to damage the delicate stems at the base.

Jackmanii Group

The varieties in this and the viticella groups should be cut back annually in early spring before growth starts.

Comntesse de Bouchard

masses of soft cyclamen-pink flowers; June–Oct.

deep violet-blue with purple shading; rounded sepals and dark stamens; June–Sept.

deep shell-pink flowers with pointed sepals; June–Sept.

Jackmanii Superba

a very popular, dark purple variety giving excellent displays in Aug.–Sept.

strong growing hybrid. Velvety claret-red. June–Sept.

light blue, free flowering. Aug.–Sept.

carmine-red to deep crimson round the edges of the sepals, golden stamens; July–Oct. continuously. E, S or W aspect.

Rouge Cardinale

free-flowering, good red; Aug.–Oct.

Lanuginosa Group

Treat as the jackmanii group for pruning.

Madame le Coultre

Marie Boisselot

pure white with yellow stamens, large flowering and vigorous; June–Sept. Any aspect.

Mrs. Cholmondeley

lavender-blue flowers with brown stamens, and pointed sepals; May–Sept. Any aspect.

Patens & Florida Group

Cut off just below the flowers as soon as they are over.

pansy-violet, deep carmine bars and dark stamens; May–June and Sept. Any aspect.

Bee’s Jubilee

an improved Nelly Moser; mauve-pink with deep carmine bars; May–June and Sept. Any aspect.

Duchess of Edinburgh

double white, rosette-shaped flowers with dark stamens; May–June and Sept. Any aspect.

glowing petunia-red with gold stamens; the best red clematis; will flower on old wood in May if left unpruned; Aug.–Oct. continuously. E, S or W aspect.

rich lavender-blue variety; May–June and Sept. Any aspect.

Mrs N. Thompson

blue-purple with red bar. May, June and Sept. Any aspect.

a very popular variety; pale mauve-pink with a deep carmine bar; fades in full sun, but keeps its colour in the shade; May–June and Sept. E. W or N aspect.

a handsome deep purple-blue flowered variety; June–Sept. Any aspect.

rosette-shaped double flowers of violet-blue shaded crimson; May–June and Sept. E, S or W aspect.

Viticella Group

Treat as the jackmanii group for pruning.

masses of small burgundy flowers July–Sept. Any aspect.

Etoile Violette

attractive violet flowers July–Sept. Any aspect

pearly white, pale mauve bars; vigorous and free flowering; July–Oct.

Madame Julia Correvone

masses of claret flowers July - September.

dark violet flowers. July–Sept. Any aspect.

Lightly prune old flower heads.

mid blue small nodding flowers, April–May. Any aspect.

small rich blue nodding flowers in April–May. Any aspect.

ruby lantern shaped flowers in April–May. Any aspect.

mauve pink with deep pink blotches at the base of each sepal. April–May, any aspect.

Species Varieties

Prune back only after the desired height is reached. The montana varieties in particular are ideal for planting to grow up and into the branches of trees, and also to cover old sheds and unsightly fences. Will do well even in a north aspect.

Cirrhosa Freckles

creamy red blotches, flowers Jan–March. Requires shelter.

Pale pink scented form of Armandii

slightly scented small white flowers. March–April. Requires shelter.

Downy Clematis; a very beautiful species from China; masses of semi-double nodding flowers of lavender-blue with white stamens; April–May. Any aspect.

small pink nodding flowers. May to June. S.W. or E. aspect.

masses of pure white flowers with yellow stamens; May–June. Any Aspect.

free-flowering, scented soft pink. Any aspect.

creamy-pink semi-double flowers in masses. May–June. Any aspect.

deep pink flowers in masses, with golden stamens; bronze foliage; May–June. Any aspect.

the largest flower in the montana group lilac-rose with buff stamens, and attractive bronzy foliage; May–June. Any aspect.

a Chinese variety producing masses of fragrant white flowers in late June. Any aspect.

its flowers are unique, their four orange yellow waxy sepals have the thickness of orange peel. Rampant grower. S or W aspect.

Tangutica aureolin

yellow lantern-typre flowers, vigorous grower. Aug–Sept.

Texensis Gravetye Beauty

gorgeous tulip shaped flowers. July to Sept. 2m in height. Any aspect.

FREMONTODENDRON

Californian Glory

single, bright yellow cup-shaped flowers all summer, vigorous, needing a warm sheltered sunny wall.

the male plant of this species is a superb evergreen, draped with long grey-green catkins in Jan.–Feb. Any aspect.

a good form with longer catkins. Any aspect.

Colchica dentata variegata

hardy, large leaved golden variegated Ivy. Ideal for old tree stumps, etc.

Cristata Variegata

pale green and cream leaves; attractively twisted and crimpled.

small green and golden leaves. Self clinging.

a striking form of neat growth, the leaves with a large conspicuous splash of golden–yellow.

Paddy’s Pride

large bold golden and green leaves.

neat growing form with five lobed green leaves.

a slender and small-leaved ivy, self clinging, silverygrey with a white margin; slow growing and never rampant. Any aspect

Glorie de Marengo

large leaves of soft green, with conspicuous cream variegations; useful for ground cover also; selfclinging. Any aspect.

Petiolaris Scandens

a self-clinging climber, suitable for any aspect, and particularly useful for north or shaded walls; large flat heads of cream flowers in June–July; vigorous and attractive in winter with its red-brown bark.

Holly-like leaves. Long drooping greeny-white catkins in late summer. Grows to 3m high. SOUTH OR WEST ASPECT.

velvet-red flowers in May–June. Vigorous and forming a dense tangle.

Chinese Winter Jasmine

one of the best shrubs for covering a north- or east facing wall, producing its bright yellow flowers in the worst winter weather.

Common White Jasmine

a strong-growing semi-ever green climber, producing its white fragrant flowers from June–Sept. E, S or W aspect.

Argenteo Variegatum

a splendid white and green variegated form.

excellent golden form.

a vigorous climber, bearing fragrant pale pink flowers in June and July; extremely beautiful when established and in full sun.

Bronze new growth, with coppery yellow flowers.

Dropmore Scarlet

bright scarlet tubular flowers in late summer.

gold-purple flowers with a waxy bloom, buff within; July–Oct. continuously. E, W or N aspect.

Vigorous evergreen, yellow and red flowers in June and July.

Japonica Varieties

Aureorecticulata

attractive golden form which improves with age.

a fast-growing evergreen variety with creamy flowers deepening with age, sweetly scented and free flowering; June–Oct. May be cut back to the base of last year's growth each spring. Any aspect.

Hall’s Prolific

an improved form of halliana.

the wild Honeysuckle, still the most fragrant of all. Cream, darkening purple-red with age. July–Aug.

a bushy climber, with fragrant creamy yellow flowers, flushed with crimson in June; dark red berries later. E, W or N aspect.

selected form of the common ‘Woodbine’. RECOMMENDED

flowers of a reddish-purple on outside, yellow within; fragrant and a vigorous grower; July–Sept. E, W or N aspect.

ideal variety for the shady wall; enormous golden yellow flowers flushed red in bud. July.

Baggessons Gold

Useful wall shrub. Bright golden all summer, best grown on a south-west wall. (140cm)

Grandiflora Exmouth

bold leaves shiny above, reddish felted beneath. Large cream flowers, richly fragrant, appear on older specimens. (Limited)

dark green leaves picked out with silver and pink. North, South or West aspect.

partially self clinging, vigorous variety for trees, high walls etc.

neat small leaves, brilliant autumn colours. Any aspect.

Virginia Creeper

self clinging with neat green leaves turning red in autumn. Any aspect.

large green lobed leaves, golden autumn colour.

cream and blue form, suitable for a cold greenhouse or very warm wall.

a beautiful rampant twining shrub from Bokhara, invaluable for covering unsightly objects in the shortest possible time; flowers white, tinged pink, borne in innumerable large panicles throughout the summer and autumn. Any aspect.

See shrub section

Crispum Glasnevin

vigorous semi-evergreen for sheltered, warm aspects. Rich purple-blue flowers with yellow centres.

Jasminoides album

attractive white sprays of blossom all summer. South or West walls.

Jasminoides variegata

leaves margined creamy white, needs sheltered position.

Ornamental Vine

a strong-growing vine; the large handsome leaves turn to crimson and scarlet in the autumn. (If available).

Vinifera Brandt

the leaves of this hardy variety turn to crimson, pink and orange in autmn. Edible purple-black fruit. S or W aspect.

leaves at first claret-red, later deep vinous purple; very effective planted with grey or golden shrubs; strong growing.

See fruit tree section

superb lilac racemes. West or South facing

Chinese Wisteria

splendid, vigorous climber. Best on sunny wall or sheltered pergola. Long racemes of scented, mauve-blue flowers in May–June. South or West.

Sinensis ‘Prolific’

slightly slower growing form; flowers regularly at a young age.

Japanese Wisteria

lovely climber having extra-long, slender racemes. Lilac tinged blue, May–June. South or West.

white flowers with pink keels.

rosy pink flowers on long racemes.

lovely climber white-scented racemes bares profusely May–June.