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A climbing perennial with very interesting flowers: double ball-like vivid pink flowers. Blossoms form July to September. Arrow-like downy leaves. In spring, old woody stems should be cut back just at the base of the plant. Best grown in a warm sunny position. Thrives best in moist well drained and rich in humus soil. Excellent for small fences, trellises and other garden supports.

A vigorous climber. Evergreen leaves composed of 5 leathery leaflets. Male flowers white with purple-pink stamens. Female flowers purple-pink with a deep chocolate pistil. Both flowers are fragrant. A good pollinator for other cultivars of the species. Blooms in May. Very interesting, unusual fruits resembling sausages with edible flesh. Stems twine round the supports. Suitable for training up fences and various supports. It can be left to climb up the ...

Considered the best cultivar for commercial cultivation (Berry Kiwi, Mini Kiwi). Oval fruits, about 3 cm long and 2,5 cm across, with a brown red bloom when exposed to sunlight ,ripen in early October. They are very tasty and have an edible skin. It starts bearing fruit in the 3^rd-4^th year after planting. Sustains frosts up to –28^oC. It requires a warm sheltered site and moist but well drained, fertile ...

A Polish cultivar yielding red, tasty, sweet fruit (Mini Kiwi). It's the earliest of all cultivars to ripen – it starts at the end of August and yields fruit until mid-September. Recommended for gardens as well as production plantations.

Originating from China and Japan, a perennial twining vine with edible roots. It has slender stems up to 2-3.5 m long that die out every autumn. Underground tubers, large, elongated, called, in its country of origin, sweet potatoes. Leaves dark green, lustrous, cordate, 7 to 9-veined are green or reddish-purple colored along the leaf margins, petioles, and stems. Flowers are small, white and have a cinnamon fragrance. In autumn small ...

Vigorous climber with edible fruits. Light green leaves turn yellow in autumn. It climbs by means of tendrils that twine round the support. Inconspicuous, fragrant flowers in May and June. Violet-mauve edible berries are borne in October. Undemanding, drought-tolerating, disease resistant and very frost hardy (down to -40^oC). Particularly useful for growing on high fences, screens, arbours and unsightly buildings.

A spectacular, strong-growing climber reaching over 10m (up to 4m of annual growth). Large, handsome leaves turn scarlet in autumn giving a magnificent display. Very hardy with no special soil requirements. Suitable for climbing tall fences, arbors and strong supports. Pruning: when it suppresses the growth of other plants. It's best done in late autumn or winter (before the vegetation period), or in summer after the stems have partially grown ...

One of the most extensively cultivated hop species. It's a perennial and as such it can live many years. The above ground part of the plant dies out every autumn and in spring new shoots emerge from hidden roots. Owing to its vigorous growth and densely twining stems it forms thick clothing of a fence, a tree trunk, an arbour or a low building in just a few weeks. An ...

A climbing perennial growing up to 6 m tall with soft yellow leaves throughout the summer. A female form, the most attractive of all hop varieties. Best grown in full sun, not drought tolerant. Very effective in autumn (IX-X) with drooping yellow cones scattered around the plant. Owing to its vigorous growth and densely twining stems it forms thick clothing of a fence, a tree trunk, an arbour or a ...

The most rampant climber of our climate with densely twining stems up to 12m long (6m of annual growth). Small, green, ovate-lanceolate leaves fall off after frost. From August to October tiny white flowers are borne abundantly on short branchlets. Though tolerant of poor soils, it will grow much quicker in a fertile ground. Prefers sunny sites. It may freeze during severe winters.Due to its vigorous growth it's excellent for ...

A dwarf variety of roundish leaves 4-6 cm in diameter, green, glossy on the upper side and white and green underneath, serrated and set on long petioles. Flowers are sterile, cream coloured, honey scented and scarce, gathered in corymbs, blooming in June and July. It climbs by means of adventitious roots, reaching 1-1,5 m height (10 cm annual growth ratio. Frost hardy, undemanding, resistant to diseases and vermin. Prefers moist ...

A compact shrub of erect, wiry shoots and decorative leaves. Looks pretty when planted as a single feature in a small garden. A group of specimen creates a ground cover. 

A new cultivar of Japanese Hydrangea-vine with pale pink flowers that open in July. Heart-shaped leaves are deep green with a slightly reddish shade, yellow in autumn. It climbs by means of aerial roots. It prefers moist and acid soil. A superb plant for partially shady or shady positions, walls, trees and as ground cover. Prune moderately, only when needed.

Slow-growing vine similar to wisteria, but blooming in summer. Flowers are light violet-pink gathered in loose clusters 25-35 cm long. Blooming in June and July. Leaves are pinnate, consisting usually of 13 narrow ovate leaflets. Stems twine anticlockwise around supports. It may freeze during harsher winters. This variety starts blooming in the 4^th-5^th year after planting. Grows up to 2-2,5 m. Native to Japan and Korea. Most abundant blooming occurs ...

The cultivar produces delicate, semi-double, subtly scented flowers opening in a number of cycles well into October. It is undemanding and resilient.

A prolific cultivar producing scented flowers of beautiful apricot colour. Flowers appear in a number of cycles from June to October. The shoots have almost no prickles.

A climbing cultivar of supple shoots and double, bright pink flowers gathered in large inflorescences. Bloom abundantly over a long period of time – till autumn.  It is undemanding and mildew resistant.

A very fast-growing cultivar of numerous, highly original, beatifully scented violet flowers. Robust and highly resistant. The shoots have nearly no prickles.

A cultivar selected in the USA. A moderately vigorous, self-clinging vine with attractive large three-lobed light yellow green leaves arranged like roof tiles. In autumn leaves turn orange scarlet. It climbs by means of adhesive pads at the ends of leaf tendrils. Best grown in a sheltered, well-lit spot but without strong sunlight. Moderately hardy, it may freeze during severe winters. Particularly useful for covering walls, arbours, pergolas, trees, pylons ...

A valuable climber grown not only for its ornamental and medicinal properties but also for consumption. Fruits, leaves and bark contain schisandrine (tonifying and strengthening substance), vitamin E and are rich in microelements. Flowers small, creamy-white during May and June. Scarlet, round berries, borne in grape-like clusters, ripen from August to September. It starts bearing fruit in the fourth-sixth year after planting. A hardy, high-climbing species reaching 3-10 m (1 ...