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Planting a Rambling Rector

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  • I have a rambling rector I planted against a wall not realising (stupidly) there was already virginia creeper in the vicinity. They're now battling it out. Which one do you think will win?

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,435

    The rector every time. I'm sure I can see mine growing when I look out the window. I trimmed the non flowering shoots ( not that there were many of them) about three days ago and now there's more sticking up over two feet long

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    Right now I feel that if I venture into the garden I am about to get throttled by the long shoots of my wisteria.

    I keep having these ideas of planting a wisteria near the clematis and the rambling rector just to see what happens. imageThey are not up against the house.




    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

  • I do hope so B3! Iamweedy shall we have a competition

  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    The clematis I have is a Montana that will go everywhere. I rescued some root cuttings  of a Virgina creeper I had moved and they should be ready to plant in the autumn. I have 90ft of denuded Leylandii stumps to cover over.




    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,435

    The rector would sort it out licketysplit. The only problem is that it flowers once a year. I believe it has berries but it looks such a mess after flowering that I give it a number one haircut

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Bog beanBog bean Posts: 7

    image still not fully out but the weather has been so terrible it is coming in fits and starts. 

  • IamweedyIamweedy Posts: 1,364

    I am certainly looking forward to mine flowering, that is a lovely  display even if it's next year.




    'You must have some bread with it me duck!'

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