24 Best Climbing Plants to Keep You Away from the Summer Heat
Can you grow climbing plants in hanging pots? Of course you can. As long as you choose the right plants, you can create a cool space on the balcony, and you can also block the sight of your friends across the street! I mean, you can create a cool environment in the summer!
1. Ivy

It’s not an exaggeration to put ivy first, but I won’t classify plants like spider plants that don’t climb here. I believe there are some plants below that you haven’t seen before!
This evergreen climbing plant is easy to grow. I like the variegated leaf variety, which is even more beautiful!
2. Morning glory

Is morning glory the best choice for a potted vine? Of course, it is easier to grow a pot of morning glory in a container! When it blooms, the morning glory is very beautiful! It is easy to grow, but it needs to be protected and moistened during the growing period, not too dry!
3. Clematis

Clematis is a perfect potted plant, otherwise why is it called the "Queen of Vines"? It is a great climbing plant that requires well-drained potting soil and a relatively large flower pot.
4. Parthenocissus tricuspidata


Can creepers be planted in pots? Of course, they are very easy to grow. All you need to worry about is attracting insects and spraying more pesticides!

Look at the four pictures above, which show the changing color of ivy leaves in four seasons. Of course, if there are no fruits in winter, then only dead vines will be left.
5. Climbing Hydrangea

Climbing hydrangeas are rare. Although their flowers are not as beautiful as the common varieties, they are good at climbing. They can cover a wall in two or three years. Their flowers are not round, but flat! They grow slowly in the seedling stage!
6. Trumpet creeper

Trumpet creeper grows very fast, which is what you need to worry about. People often plant it next to the wall, and it will soon cover the whole wall. It likes the sun, but is also relatively shade-tolerant. It likes a warm and humid environment and is not cold-tolerant. It grows very fast, and is well known for its trumpet-shaped orange-yellow flowers.
7. Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea can grow into a small shrub or a vine shrub. It is easy to grow and is an evergreen climbing shrub. It likes warm and humid climates, is not cold-resistant, and of course requires sufficient light.
8. Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle is fragrant and has beautiful flowers. It blooms white at first and then slowly turns golden yellow, so it is called honeysuckle. Its flowering period is generally from April to June (it also blooms in autumn when the temperature is suitable).
There are about 180 varieties around the world, all of which are great climbing plants that are very suitable for a variety of environments and can adapt to a variety of environments!
9. Wisteria

Wisteria is one of the most popular climbing plants. It likes mild and cool climates. It can grow very large. Of course, it can be grown in a larger and deeper pot. Repotting is the most troublesome thing!
10. Jasmine

I love its fragrant aroma, it's so delicious! There are two types of it, one is a small shrub and the other is a vine-like shrub that can grow to more than 1 meter. Most varieties bloom from June to October, from early summer to late autumn.
11. Trachelospermum officinale

Trachelospermum jasmine is also known as stone dragon vine. It is an evergreen vine of the Apocynaceae family. The rhizome is reddish brown. It is a common climbing plant and there are many wild varieties. It usually blooms white flowers in early summer in May. The small flowers are like windmills, so some people call it windmill jasmine, and it has a little jasmine fragrance.
12. Climbing Rose

Climbing roses have a light fragrance, and come in a variety of colors and shapes. How can you not like them? The colors include red, pink, yellow, white, orange, purple, border color, primary color, double color on the front and back, and the flower shapes include cup, ball, disc, high core, etc.
Prune the branches appropriately and remove the withered flowers regularly to keep it in beautiful shape!
13. Fragrant vine

This is a new type of vine. Some people call it double happiness vine and red cicada flower. It is a perennial evergreen plant of the Apocynaceae family with elegant flowers!
14. Electric lights

It is a perennial herbaceous vine that can grow to more than 6 meters in height and has large bell-shaped flowers that come in purple or yellow-green (purple when mature).

Its flowers are fragrant and cream green in color, turning purple when mature. It is also a great climbing plant and is relatively shade-tolerant but cannot be exposed to direct sunlight.
15. Passion fruit

Some people call it egg fruit because its fruit is round. It is also a very common climbing plant with more than 400 varieties, most of which are native to tropical America, and there are 13 native species. They like light and warm and humid environment, and are not cold-resistant. They grow fast, have a long flowering period, and bloom a lot.
16. Black-eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susan gets its name from the conspicuous black center of its flowers. It is a perennial vine. Its flowers are solitary in the leaf axils. The flowers are small tubular bell-shaped flowers with 5 petals, which are generally yellow or light yellow. The stamens are purple-black. The flowering period can be seen in summer and autumn.
17. Aristolochia

Aristolochia is also called water horse fragrant fruit. When its fruit matures, it looks like a bell hanging under the neck of a horse, so it is called this name. Aristolochia is a perennial climbing herb. It grows lushly and has large heart-shaped leaves and flowers. Some people say that the smell is bad, while others say it is okay!
18. Blue Butterfly (Clivia ternatea)

Butterfly pea is a climbing plant of the genus Butterfly pea in the Fabaceae family. It is very common in the south and Southeast Asia. You can see a lot of them in the wild, but not many of them are cultivated artificially. It has many names. We call it blue butterfly, and some people call it butterfly flower, blue flower bean, etc!
19. Moonflower

Moonflower is also called Chang'e Flying to the Moon and Sunset Flower. It is a plant of the genus Ipomoea in the family Convolvulaceae (the leaves are very similar, right?). There are wild species all over the world. Have flower lovers seen it?
Now it has been widely cultivated, the white flowers of the moonflower are shaped like a full moon, large and beautiful, and it blooms at night, hence the name. It grows quickly and is very suitable for planting in the yard.
20. Twin Goldfish Vine

Goldfish vine, also known as goldfish string and small-leaf goldfish flower, is a climbing vine of the snapdragon genus. Its stems, leaves and flowers are drooping, with dense fleshy flowers, beautiful emerald green leaves, and large and cute flowers! It usually blooms in winter and spring.
21. Kanari Fuji

Canary vine is also called yellow flower vine, canary flower, and canary nasturtium. It is an annual herb in the north and grows all the time in the south. Its beautiful flowers can be seen in summer and autumn!
22. Sweet pea

Sweetpea is a fragrant climbing plant of the Rosaceae family. It has a strong floral fragrance. Its English name is: Sweetpea. Spring is its flowering season. It has different varieties for garden planting and potted plants! It's pretty good!
23. Autumn Clematis

These white flowers are densely embedded in the branches. It is a graceful vine, winding around the branches, and the flowers have a faint fragrance when you sniff them gently.
This flower is called "Sweet Autumn Clematis" (Clematis paniculata). It is a climbing plant of the genus Clematis in the Ranunculaceae family. There are about 110 species. It usually blooms in September and has a sweet fragrance.
24. Snail Vine

Snail vine is a perennial evergreen vine of the genus Vigna in the Fabaceae family. It is native to South America and Central America. It has trifoliate leaves and fragrant flowers. The petals of the flowers are shaped like snails, so it is called "snail vine".
Snail vine will wither in winter, but will sprout again when the spring gets warmer, which is pretty good!