Vines That Grow On Concrete Walls

Best vines for brick walls.

Vines that grow on concrete walls.

I was thinking about 5 or so plants and they do not have to cover the entire wall just looking for some visual interest. It is about 9 tall and 40 long. Turn it into a beautiful living wall with these clinging vine plants. Finding trailing plants to cover a wall isn t difficult and many vines deciduous and evergreen will do the job.

Among the vines that can attach themselves to cement walls are two related vines with bright red color in fall. I am looking for a vine other than ivy to cover this concrete wall. To completely cover a concrete wall plant vines that will spread easily and grow up and over the wall s surface. Climbers do more than hide an ugly wall.

You can find plants suitable to hide a wall that grow best in sun as well as climbing plants that grow best in. On this 4 foot high retaining wall at the front of a lawn the owners have planted creeping fig ficus pumila to grow up the wall. Vines that will grow on masonry walls. The clinging roots of these climbing vines will attach to almost any porous material or surface.

Creeping fig should face. On a boundary wall or one held together by mortar with just a few little gaps for planting smaller plants such as. They can add green foliage and even blossoms to that side of the garden. Below is a listing of vine plants that are ideal for use to cling and climb up walls posts and tree trunks.

Wall purpose if a wall is structural e g part of a house you probably ought to avoid growing plants in it because if there is space for plants there is space for damp to get in and the structure may be deteriorating. And if you are covering brick walls with vines to disguise some imperfections fast growing virginia creeper or. Using climbing vines on brick walls can say something about your home and you. A rule of thumb is to layer plants by having have a few cascade over the edge others mounding and still others providing an upright shape.

They are virginia creeper parthenocissus quinquefolia which has open growth and reaches 30 or 50 feet tall and the boston ivy cultivar veitchii parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchii which grows 30 to 45 feet tall and has purplish new growth. This photo shows a good way to layer plants. If you are practical and want fruiting vines a grape or kiwi may be the plant for you.