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Container plant for a north easterly stairwell

SwedboySwedboy Posts: 394
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I'm thinking of getting a plant for the stairwell down to my flat (think Victorian servants entrance). It gets loads of sun in the morning and is very sheltered.

My first thought was a Wisteria Frutescens but I think it might be too big. I'd quite like something scented so perhaps a Honeysuckle or a Daphne in a big container. Any thoughts or recommendations? Have seen some lovely repeat flowering daphnes online

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  • coccinellacoccinella Posts: 1,428
    There are some roses that would be happy to climb an eastern wall if sheltered. Rosa Madame Alfred Carrière is very scented. You need a good frame to attach it to. If you want evergreen then you can't go wrong with Osmanthus evergreen, fragrant, unfussy albeit not a striking plant. Flowers are white but tiny. I have one and I am liking it better and better as time goes on. Another very fragrant plant is Sarcococca Confusa (looks a bit like Osmanthus but won't grow very big). It depends at what time of year you want it to flower. I don't know if you can grow wisteria in a pot and you certainly need a sturdy frame for it to climb up. Happy hunting :)

    Luxembourg
  • SwedboySwedboy Posts: 394
    Osmanthus evergreen sounds lovely but it looks like it is quite a big plant. The Stairwell is just over two meters so I think it is going to be too big. I'm already planning to plant a Sarcococca Confusa out there as I have manged to inadvertently root cutting from it when I realised it flowered and put some branches in a vas! I think the rose is going to be too big too. Just read that it is a very tall climber. Not sure that will go down well if it starts rambling all over the street!

    Back to the drawing board
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