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A charming perennial variety originating from Japan. Graceful, bell-shaped, deep violet-blue flowers edged in pale mauve are borne incessantly from June to October. Stems don’t twine round supports, but they can lean against them. They can be either stimulated to grow higher with the help of some string or wire, or we can let them scramble at ground level.
Ideal for scrambling through perennials and shrubs. It can ...

A vigorous, semi-evergreen species reaching 3m (1m of annual growth) on a suitable support. Interesting, green with yellow veins leaves. Flowers small, white, changing to yellow with age from June to October. Berries small, purplish-black with a light waxy bloom. Succeeds in mediocre soils, but may freeze during severe winters.
Best planted in sheltered or half-shaded positions, both as a climber or a groundcover. Well suited for scrambling over ...

A rampant species reaching up to 5m (1-2m of annual growth) on a suitable support. Flowers white, changing to yellow, very fragrant, produced continuously on the young growths from June to October. Exceptionally floriferous. Semi-evergreen leaves on vigorous shoots. The stems twine around the supports. Performs well in moderate soils and in partial shade. It may freeze during severe winters.
An excellent climber for covering large spaces, tall ...

A vigorous species reaching up to 4m (1m of annual growth) on a suitable support. Evergreen leaves turn purple in autumn and winter. Flowers small, white, changing to yellow with age.
Succeeds in moderate soils and in partial shade. It may freeze during severe winters.
An excellent climber for covering large spaces, tall fences and tree stumps. Makes good ground cover.

An ornamental climber, supporting itself by means of aerial roots. White flowers are borne in large, flattened cymes. Attractive heart-shaped, slivery glaucous leaves turn yellow in autumn. Though slow-growing (0,5m of annual growth), it eventually reaches 6m.
Superb species for partially shady or shady positions, walls, tree trunks and as ground cover.

A striking, strong-growing ivy variety of exceptionally large leaves but moderate frost hardiness. Selected before 1870 by J. F. Ruprecht in the native site in Caucasus. The leaves are 15-20 cm long, varying from ovate to cordate, non-lobed, irregularly dentate, evergreen, leathery, lustreless, light green in spring, they darken in summer. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls. It reaches 7 m height, gaining 1-2 ...

A striking, strong-growing variety of ivy with exceptionally large leaves, splashed with cream colour but of a moderate frost hardiness. Selected in Great Britain before 1907. The leaves are 15-20 cm long, varying from ovate to cordate, non-lobed, irregularly dentate, evergreen, leathery, lustrous, and green with cream colour-splashed edges and silvery-green streaks. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls. It reaches 7 m height, gaining ...

A striking, very strong-growing ivy variety of exceptionally large green and yellow leaves but moderate frost hardiness. The leaves are 15-20 cm long, varying from ovate to cordate, non-lobed, irregularly dentate, evergreen, leathery, lustrous, green with yellow veins and irregular, blurred splash of yellow and light green in the middle. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls. It reaches 7 m height, gaining 1- 2 ...

A strong-growing and strong-propagating Polish variety of ivy, relatively frost hardy, selected in North-eastern Poland. Large leaves(8-12 cm), usually with 5 lobes, leathery, evergreen. Dark green on the upper side, underside is light green, as are the veins on both sides. It clings to supports by means of aerial roots, climbing over walls and trees. Reaches 20 m height, growing about 1 m a year. Perennial plant more resistant to ...

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 new cultivar with green leaves with yellow margins. White flowers in corymbs, in June-July. It climbs by attaching itself to the support by aerial root and can grow up to 6-10 m tall (0,5 m annually). Frost hardy. Thrives best in moist and acid soils in well lit positions that don’t receive direct sunlight. Particularly useful for growing on walls, trees, pergolas and as a groundcover. Well suited for ...

A charming, dwarf variety with bell-shaped, purple flowers consisting of 4 elongated, slightly twisted sepals. A perennial with supple, scrambling stems. Flowers are borne most intensely in June and July, but it continues blooming - although less generously – until September. From July till October the plant is also adorned with silky seed heads. Simple leaves are lanceolate, with entire edges, slightly twisting. Stems don’t twine round supports but can ...

A charming perennial clematis with pink, bell-shaped flowers. Its raised, non-clinging stems (as in climbing rose) can lean against a support or sprawl over the ground. It looks lovely meandering amongst other plants and is suitable for growing over small garden supports. Particularly useful for growing through perennials or small shrubs, as ground cover or in a container on a patio.

A perennial cultivar with stiff, erected stems that don’t twine round the support but can lean against it. Bright blue, hyacinth shaped, fragrant flowers, consisting of 4 rolled back tepals with nicely crimped margins, are borne in clusters in leaf axils from July to September. Particularly useful for perennial borders or among shrubs.

An attractive, low growing perennial cultivar of wiry shoots. Long-blooming from August till October. Particularly suitable for growing in small gardens, along paths.

A species growing in the wild in Roztocze in Poland and statutorily protected in this region. A valuable perennial bearing small star-shaped fragrant white flowers in large (up to 50 cm) panicles. Some of the varieties have very attractive leaves of purple-bronze in spring, only turning to green with age. Raised stems are non-clinging, but they can lean against a support. When gown on its own, the stems scramble over ...

An excellent ground-covering semi-herbaceous climber with large, dark green leaves densely spreading over the ground. Small pinkish-mauve flowers in large panicles. It grows rampantly (3-4 m of annual growth), filling the space between trees and shrubs. When no support is provided it makes charming ground cover. Looks lovely when intermingled with other plants, ideal for growing through small shrubs. A hardy and healthy cultivar. Particularly useful for covering low walls, ...