Climbers
The ability to climb and scramble over the ground or other plants is the only characteristic shared by plants in this category.
Echites melaleucus Hort. ex Regel.
No description.
Ficus pumila L.
Frost tender, root-clinging, evergreen perennial climber. The leaves of the climbing shots are asymmetrical, while those on the non-climbing stem are oblong, leathery and glossy dark green, to 10cm long. The hairy figs are white-dotted green, ripening to purple. To 5m or more. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Ficus sagittata Vahl
Creeping shrub. [JD]. Epiphytic vine when young, tree when mature. Leaves ovate, to 20cm long, figs axillary, solitary, paired or occasionally clustered. [FOC].
Gelsemium sempervirens Ait.
Borderline half hardy, vigorous, slender, twining perennial with stems that spiral anti-clockwise, narrow glossy leaves, to 5cm long, and clusters, to 8cm across, of fragrant yellow flowers, to 3cm long, with darker throats, in spring and summer. To 6m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Glycine backhousiana Lem.
No description at present. Listed in Johnson’s Dictionary and Paxton’s Dictionary, but no details given other than that it is a tender evergreen climber.
Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn
Evergreen scrambling shrub with simple leaves, cordate to lance-shaped, and axillary racemes of purple to violet, occasionally white, pea-like flowers with a yellow basal spot. [RHSD, Hortus, FNSW].
Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn var. alba
See Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn for a description. Alba is a naturally occurring variety with white flowers. [RHSD, Hortus, FNSW].
Hedera colchica (K.Koch) Hibb.
Fully hardy, vigorous climber with ovate, unlobed, leathery leaves, to 12cm long. the largest-leaved of all ivy’s. To 10m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’]. Varieties of colchica, particularly arborescens, will form rounded bushes or even trees.
Hedera helix L.
Fully hardy, vigorous, variable, self-clinging climber or trailing perennial with 3- to5-lobed, broadly triangular glossy leaves, to 6cm long. To 10m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Hedera helix L. var. hibernica
See Hedera helix L. for more information on the species. Hibernica is one of many recognised varieties. It is a fully hardy, vigorous climber with large, broadly triangular, dark green, glossy leaves, to 8cm long, with 5 triangular lobes. The leaves are usually upward-folded. To 10m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].
Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill
Frost tender, vigorous, twining, succulent climber with broadly elliptic, fleshy leaves, densely hairy beneath, and umbels, to 6cm across, of 12-40, star-shaped, fragrant white flowers, to 4cm across, with a red spot at the base of each petal and red coronas. To 10m. [RHSE, FNSW, Blomberry].
Hoya carnosa (L.f.) R.Br.
Frost tender, vigorous, stem-rooting, succulent, often epiphytic climber, with rigid, fleshy leaves, to 8cm long, and dense, convex umbels, to 6cm across, of up to 20 star-shaped, waxy, night-scented, pale pink flowers, to 1.5cm across, with red coronas, from spring to autumn. To 6m or more. [RHSE, Hortus].
Hoya imperialis Lindl.
Frost tender, twining climber with downy stems and elliptic, leathery, fleshy leaves, to 23cm long, and umbels of up to 12 star-shaped, reddish brown to purple flowers, to 7cm across, with white coronas, in summer. To 6m or more. [RHSE].
Hoya species unidentified [1]
Possibly an unidentified Australian species, perhaps one of several forms of Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill, which see. The date of accession is suggestive of an Australian species sent from Wide Bay by John Bidwill.
Hoya species unidentified [2]
Possibly an unidentified Australian species, perhaps one of several forms of Hoya australis R.Br. ex J.Traill, which see. The date of accession is suggestive of an Australian species sent from Wide Bay by John Bidwill.
