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what (if any) climber for a small container?

alessiab78lez4OUyFKIalessiab78lez4OUyFKI Posts: 16
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I would like to plant something in a tight corner of on my balcony, I would only have room for a tall but narrow pot. Is there a climber I could plant in there which wouldn't suffer from being in a tight (but deep) pot?
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  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    edited April 2022
    There's some nice annual climbers that might suit like Morning Glory, Thunbergia alata (a tender perennial), Nasturtium or even Sweet Peas, assuming your balcony gets some sun and is fairly sheltered.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    Morning Glory (Ipomoea)

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • alessiab78lez4OUyFKIalessiab78lez4OUyFKI Posts: 16
    Thanks! I'll look into those. Balcony is quite sheltered/shady, it's west facing but overlooking woods. Morning Glory sounds very good! 
  • BlueBirderBlueBirder Posts: 212
    How small a pot are you thinking? :)
  • alessiab78lez4OUyFKIalessiab78lez4OUyFKI Posts: 16
    Probably 25-30 cm across, but tall one 
  • alessiab78lez4OUyFKIalessiab78lez4OUyFKI Posts: 16
    Can I by any chance put a clematis in such a pot? I know it's a stretch...
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    One of the smaller spring-flowering clematis (alpina types) might be OK but I'm not sure that it would be happy for the long term. The annual climbers would give you colour for longer though.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thunbergia ( black eyed Susan.) Comes in colours from pale yellow to deep red. The red and the rusty orange are my favourites 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I'm trying thunbergia chocolatey red/orange for the first time this year (slugs permitting).
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I don't remember having a slug problem with them but they were in containers.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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