Table 1: Types of Climbing Plants Name Description Examples Considerations Source Self-clinging May cause harm to buildings by Both use lateral shoots with Ivy Parthenocissus Climbers damaging sidings and mortar glandular discs that adhere to tricuspidata with their invasive adhesive pads any surface and have strong , 2008 (Adhesive Pad and roots, so they should only be roots that grow over long Climbing Climbers and used with a support system and distances without any Hydrangeas Clinging Wall proper maintenance to avoid auxiliary support. Hydrangea petiolaris Climbers) structural damage Wisteria Wisteria A strong affinity to grow Sinensis upwards by winding around the support with circular Vertical supports might be Stainless Honeysuckles movements of their stem tips. needed in most cases, but Steel Lonicera Vine Climbers Slow to moderate growers spacing between vertical Solutions, need support space of Hops supports varies depending on the “Planting 400 mm, and very vigorous Humulus Lupulu species. 2009 Advice” species can be up to 800 mm Morning glory apart. Ipomoea Hederacea
Table 1: Types of Climbing Plants Name Description Examples Considerations Source Self-clinging Climbers (Adhesive Pad Climbers and Clinging Wall Climbers) Both use lateral shoots with glandular discs that adhere to any surface and have strong roots that grow over long distances without any auxiliary support. Ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata Climbing Hydrangeas Hydrangea petiolaris May cause harm to buildings by damaging sidings and mortar with their invasive adhesive pads and roots, so they should only be used with a support system and proper maintenance to avoid structural damage , 2008 Vine Climbers A strong affinity to grow upwards by winding around the support with circular movements of their stem tips. Slow to moderate growers need support space of mm, and very vigorous species can be up to 800 mm apart. Wisteria Wisteria Sinensis Honeysuckles Lonicera Hops Humulus Lupulu Morning glory Ipomoea Hederacea Vertical supports might be needed in most cases, but spacing between vertical supports varies depending on the species. Stainless Steel Solutions, “Planting Advice” 2009 400
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