Which climbing plants to dress your pergola?
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You own a pergola or arbor and you are looking for an original way to decorate it? You are here in the right place! You will indeed find in this article some species of climbing plants that will allow you to beautify the appearance of your pergola, regardless of its type, whether it is leaning or riding.Therefore, enjoy a shaded relaxation area, flowery and fragrant!
Good to know
Before providing you with the names of the plants that you can use, it is worth remembering the basic rules for growing climbing plants, especially, when it comes to growing them near a pergola.
Know that it is always ideal to put climbing plants in a sunny place to facilitate photosynthesis. So make sure that you grow them in the most sun-exposed part of your pergola. Moreover, growing climbing plants for pergola is relatively simple. To do this, simply dig a hole in the desired place and put the species to grow there. However, to allow it to climb on the pergola with ease, it is advisable to tilt it slightly so that it can reach its future support. Now let’s see what species you can plant.
L'Akebia
Known for its spicy scent, Akebia is an ideal climbing plant to dress a pergola. It is particularly suitable for small spaces due to its slow growth rate. Prized for its clusters of hanging purple flowers, it increases the pergola’s ability to protect us from the sun’s rays. This plant from China is also suitable for light soil and is usually grown in autumn or spring. At maturity, its voluble stems can reach a height of 5 to 10 m.
La Capucine
Also perfect for small spaces, the Capuchin grows mainly in warm regions. This means that when you plant it to dress your pergola, the ideal is to put it in the sunniest part. When it comes to the type of soil that is suitable for good growth, consider growing it on sandy, dry, poor soil. The planting period begins in April. On the pruning side, the nasturtium can reach a height of between 2 and 5 m.
The golden hop
Unlike the Capuchin and the Akebia, the Golden Hop grows quickly. People like it because of its golden foliage. With voluble stems that can reach a height of 7 m, it adapts to a rich and fresh soil, but grows mainly on clay soil. As for its planting period, you can grow it in the spring. Moreover, note that it disappears completely in winter, but reappears every spring.
The Kiwi-Actinidia
The Kiwi is also included in the list of plants that can be used to dress a pergola. With its fragrant white flowers in June, it offers tasty fruits. Demanding fertile, deep and fresh soil, the Kiwi-Actinidia can climb up to a height of 5-10 m and is planted in spring.
Other species to dress your pergola
In addition to the plants we have just seen, other specimens can also be used to decorate your pergola: bignone, honeysuckle, wisteria, cobea, jasmine, passionflower, etc.
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