{"id":3837,"date":"2009-06-16T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T17:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3837"},"modified":"2009-06-16T11:22:47","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T18:22:47","slug":"top-ten-annual-climbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/top-ten-annual-climbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Annual Climbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is your favourite annual climber? Most of these\u00c2\u00a0 climbers grow 6-10 feet in one season.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sweet Pea<\/strong> lathyrus odoratus must rank near the very top of any list of favourite annual flowers. they will grow 6-10 feet tall and if the flowers are picked regularly they will give endless scent and pleasure.<\/li>\n
  2. Morning Glory<\/strong> Ipomea purpurea or convolvulus major has purple funnel-shaped flowers from summer until the frosts. Or tricolour ‘Heavenly Blue’ is a great variety<\/li>\n
  3. Cathedral Bells<\/strong> Cobaea scandens may be half hardy perennial but it is best grown an an annual each spring for the purple veklvety bell shaped flowers.<\/li>\n
  4. Caiophora lateritia Frothy has 2″ wide flowers that turn from coppery orange to white and grows 4′ tall.<\/li>\n
  5. Black-eyed Susan <\/strong>Thunbergia alata has yellow or white flowers with the charecteristic dark brown eye.<\/li>\n
  6. Nasturtium<\/strong> Tropaeolum majus grows in poor soil and flowers in a variety of colours. The seeds leaves and flowers can be eaten as a bonus.<\/li>\n
  7. Canary Creeper<\/strong> is also from Tropaeolum family Peregrinum<\/em> and as the name implies it blooms with irregular yellow flowers.<\/li>\n
  8. Climbing Snapdragons <\/strong>Asarina antirrhiniflora is tender but has purple or white snapdragon like flowers and grow 4-5′ tall.<\/li>\n
  9. Lophospermum scandens also looks like a snapdragon with nlarger more colourful flowers.<\/li>\n
  10. Golden Hops<\/strong> are grown from rhizomes and are not strictly an annual but I think the format fits well with this list. Growing Hops Yourself\u00c2\u00a0 website<\/a> is full of useful information<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    What is your favourite annual climber? Most of these\u00c2\u00a0 climbers grow 6-10 feet in one season. Sweet Pea lathyrus odoratus must rank near the very top of any list of favourite annual flowers. they will grow 6-10 feet tall and if the flowers are picked regularly they will give endless scent and pleasure. Morning Glory Ipomea purpurea or convolvulus major has purple funnel-shaped flowers from summer until the frosts. Or tricolour ‘Heavenly Blue’ is a great variety Cathedral Bells Cobaea…<\/p>\n

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