7 easy-to-grow potted climbing flowers that bloom spectacularly
Climbing plants can decorate blank walls, and can even be made into flower walls or flower trellises. Whenever these climbing plants are covered in blooms, they look especially beautiful and fresh.
The five flowering climbing plants below are very obvious, and they are all suitable for growing in pots. As long as you set up some supports in the pot, they can climb and grow. They are easy to grow, and beginners can grow them well too. These climbing flowers easily attract butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects, ensuring the plants and flowers grow better. Let's take a look at what they are.
1. Clematis 'Josephine'
Clematis 'Josephine' is a very charming variety. It has pink or purple flowers and belongs to the early-flowering large-flowered group. In places with plenty of light, it can also produce double flowers. It can bloom on both new and old branches. With insufficient light, the flowers easily turn green.
When growing Clematis 'Josephine', you must give it loose, well-drained soil. Waterlogging easily causes root rot. In the growing environment, avoid excessive heat, otherwise it will stop growing.
After it turns cold in autumn and winter, it will slowly drop its leaves and grow them again the following year. After the leaves drop in late autumn, you can prune it appropriately, and the following year it can grow even more splendid branches.
2. Flowering maple
Flowering maple is a very charming hanging-basket plant, suitable for growing in pots. It can also be grown in the north. If you maintain a warm and humid environment year-round, it can even bloom all year. When it is relatively cold and rainy in winter, it needs to be moved indoors for care, with the minimum temperature kept above 5 degrees.
Flowering maple can be grown in pots. It is very easy to propagate. Then pay attention to regular watering and keep it in a place with plenty of sunlight. In summer, pay attention to providing appropriate shade.
3. Nasturtium
Nasturtium is especially easy to propagate and grow. After spring warms up, you can sow the seeds, and the germination rate is particularly high. Maintain a warm and humid environment year-round, water regularly, and it can grow and bloom even in poor soil.
Caring for nasturtium is especially simple. It does not demand much soil fertility; too much fertility instead easily leads to no blooming. The most important thing is to maintain soil drainage. Nasturtium is an easy-to-grow climbing plant, and during care you need to set up supports for it to climb on.
Nasturtium flowers are very fragrant, and both the flowers and leaves are edible. It can be grown in a sunny or semi-shaded place, so that it can bloom continuously throughout the summer and autumn.
4. Black-eyed Susan vine
Black-eyed Susan vine is also called black-eyed Susan. When caring for black-eyed Susan vine, you must use loose, well-drained sandy soil. The growing environment should be kept warm and humid year-round, and give it as much sunlight as possible every day. It can also grow in a semi-shaded place, but this will affect blooming. It likes a year-round hot and humid environment and should be protected from freezing. You can grow it in a pot and set up appropriate supports for it to climb and grow. In winter, move it to an indoor windowsill to avoid freezing, and give it appropriate scattered light.
Black-eyed Susan vine has very charming flowers. The petals are golden yellow, and the center of the flower is black, making it look very unique. It produces a very large number of flowers, and the flower color is generally yellow.
5. Cup and saucer vine
Cup and saucer vine has bell-shaped flowers, and some small columns grow from the center, making it look like a bare light bulb.
Cup and saucer vine is an excellent climbing flower. It grows especially quickly in subtropical regions. If grown in a cold place, it must be moved indoors in winter. Its cold tolerance is not very good, and the minimum care temperature should be kept above 2 degrees.
6. Canary nasturtium
Canary nasturtium is a variety of nasturtium, but it is even more uniquely ornamental. It has palm-shaped leaves and golden yellow flowers, looking very wonderful. It can be grown in scattered light or a sunny place. It grows very gradually and can climb along supports. It has year-round green leaves, tolerance to poor soil and drought, blooms easily, and has a certain degree of cold tolerance.
7. Sky-blue morning glory
This morning glory variety looks especially beautiful. It is a very fast-growing climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves. In summer and autumn, it is covered with splendid trumpet-shaped flowers, and the flower color is sky blue. In more southern regions, it can also be grown as a perennial. It is suitable for growing in a sunny place. With regular watering and fertilizing, it can bloom continuously.