Climber Collection (#29)

Clematis x cartmanii Avalanche in flower

Clematis Margaret Hunt in flower

Clematis Carloline in flower

Wisteria sp. flowering in Lady Annes Garden, RHS Rosemoor, Devon, UK

Rose (Rosa Goldfinch ) flowering in Summer

Parthenocissus quinquefolia in Autumn

Clematis flowers
Clematis sp. in flower

Rose (Rosa Debutante ) flowering in Summer

Clematis Ernest Markham in flower

Clematis Mrs Cholmondoley in flower

Sweet Peas (Lathyrus sp. )
Sweet Peas (Lathyrus sp.) flowering at RHS Rosemoor, Devon, UK

Clematis tanjutica flowers and seedheads

Bindweed (Convolvulus tricolor)
Three-coloured bindweed (Convolvulus tricolor) in flower. Photographed in Andalucia, Spain

Bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides)
Mallow-leaved bindweed (Convolvulus althaeoides) in flower. Photographed in Andalucia, Spain

Monkshood (Aconitum albo-violaceum)
Monkshood flowers (Aconitum albo-violaceum). This plant, also known as aconite, is a medicinal plant that is used as a sedative or as a painkiller (analgesic)

Fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum)
Flowers and foliage of Fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum). Photographed in France

Flame flowers (Tropaeolum speciosum). Photographed at Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire, UK

Wild clematis, known as Travellers Joy (Clematis vitalba). The other common name is Old Mans Beard which comes from the appearance of the seed heads

Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), showing new leaves from July (bright green, left) and old leaves from spring (dark, right)

Wild Clematis (Clematis vitalba), also known as Old Mans Beard. Showing autumn foliage and seedheads. Photographed in Dorset in the United Kingdom

Blue spruce (Picea pungens)
Blue spruce tree (Picea pungens) and dog roses (Rosa canina). The blue spruce tree is native to western North America

Ivy leaves (Parthenocissus sp. )
Ivy leaves (Parthenocissus sp.). Photographed in autumn

Cretan bryony (Bryonia cretica dioica). This perennial climbing plant is poisonous if ingested

Bush ivy leaf (Fatshedera lizei)
Bush ivy leaf (X Fatshedera lizei)

Travellers joy (Clematis vitalba)
Travellers joy flowers (Clematis vitalba). This poisonous plant is used in herbal medicine in the treatment of rheumatism and skin eruptions. The leaves are analgesic, diuretic and rubefacient

Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) flowers and fruits. All parts of this plant are mildly poisonous, though it is used in herbal medicine to treat warts and skin diseases

Garden furniture. Wicker chair and table with yellow-flowering Arizona Beggarstick (Bidens aurea) on either side. The purple-flowering plant on the right is Poor Mans Orchid (Schizanthus sp.)

Foxglove with japanese aralia
Foxglove (Digitalis purpura) with japanese aralia foliage (Fatsia japonica). Foxglove is poisonous

Adventitious roots of ivy, SEM
Adventitious roots. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of adventitious roots (brown) growing from the stem of an ivy plant (Hedera sp.). These roots develop from stem cortex cells

Strangler fig (Ficus aurea) seedling attached to a host tree. The roots of the strangler fig grow downward, engulfing the host tree while also climbing upward towards the sunlight

Stem of old mans beard. Light micrograph through the cross section of the stem of old man beard (Clematis vitalba, family Ranunculaceae)

Passion flower (Passiflora Venus ). The passion flower is a tropical climbing plant that is native to South America. The flower consists of white petals

Grape tendril, SEM
Grape tendril. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a curled grape (Vitis sp.) tendril. Tendrils are specialised thread-like stems or leaves that are used by climbing plants for support

Malabar gourd fruits (Cucurbita ficifolia). This plant is native to Latin America, where it inhabits mountainous areas at elevations between around 900 and 2700 metres

Roses. Flowers of the climbing rose (Rosa Kew Rambler )

Passion flowers (Passiflora Venus ). The passion flower is a tropical climbing plant that is native to South America. The flower consists of white petals

Bittersweet berries (Solanum dulcamara). This perennial climbing plant is used in herbal medicine in the treatment of skin diseases, warts, tumours, felons, arthritis, rheumatism

Flame Nasturtium seedheads
Flame nasturtium (Tropaeolum speciosum) seedheads

Black bryony berries. The red berries of the black bryony climbing plant (Tamus communis). The plant cannot support its own weight and grows upon a support, such as this tree branch

Morning glory flower
Morning glory Cardinal (Ipomoea quamoclit) flower. This tropical climber is native to South America. The vines of this plant, also known as Cypress vine, can grow up to 6 metres long

Ipomoea Crimson Rambler
Morning glory flower (Ipomoea Crimson Rambler ). Photographed in North Berwick, Scotland, in September

Rosa Felicite et Perpetue
Climbing rose (Rosa Felicite et Perpetue )

Malvastrum lateritium
Malvastrum flowers (Malvastrum lateritium)

Pileostegia viburnoides
Climbing hydrangea flowers (Pileostegia viburnoides). This climbing plant is native to India, China and Taiwan

Ceratocapnos claviculata
Climbing corydalis (Ceratocapnos claviclata) in flower. This rare scrambler thrives in acidic soil

Climbing rose (Rosa Penny Lane )

Sweet pea (Lathryrus odoratus)
Sweet pea flowers (Lathyrus odoratus)

Hosta Fortunei Albopicta leaves
Hosta plant (Hosta Fortunei Albopicta ) and English ivy (Hedera helix Gold Craft ) in the background

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