Climbing Plants for Shade
Looking for a climbing plant to brighten a shady spot in the garden? Whether you grow them on a wall, fence or pergola - or even in containers - these shade-loving climbers are guaranteed to revitalise your outdoor space.
The OG for summer scent
- Starry white blooms with notes of vanilla
- Evergreen for year-round interest
- Happy in full sun to partial shade
- Flowers from June to September
Fragrant evergreen diva
- Butter yellow and white, horn-shaped blooms
- Ideal for training up a pergola or fence
- A woodland plant that likes part shade
- Prolific flowers from July to September
A blazing wall of autumn colour
- Deciduous leaves turn ruby red in autumn
- Incredibly fast-growing
- Grows well in all light conditions
- Inconspicuous green flowers in summer
Myriad fragrant flowers
- Showy red, white and yellow blooms
- Attractive red autumn berries
- Like most honeysuckles, prefers part shade
- Flowers from May to June
Vigorous autumn climber
- Reaches 9m high and 3m wide
- Leaves are a deep green with a hint of bronze
- RHS Award Winner for reliable, vigorous growth
- Can cope in full sun or shade
Powerful pockets of red and pink
- Tubular pink blooms with a creamy interior
- Unbeatable levels of fragrance
- Plant in part (or dappled) shade
- Perfumed flowers from May to August
Instant cottage garden charm
- Scarlet-orange, funnel-like flowers
- Dramatic blue-green foliage
- Grows in full sun but prefers a bit of shade
- Yields blooms from July to September
An explosion of pink stars
- Pastel pink, starry flowers and glossy leaves
- Blooms radiate a heady, tropical aroma
- Prefers sun (tolerates partial shade)
- Abundant pink flowers from June to August
Masses of flamboyant foliage
- Heart shaped leaves in a medley of greens, whites and pinks
- Scented white flowers in early spring
- Fast growing climber ideal for walls and trellises
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
Brilliant bicolour blooms
- Pink and white flowers, mid-green leaves
- Easily covers a tired fence or wall
- Happy in both full sun and partial shade
- Flowers from June to August
Showy, scented trumpet flowers
- Carmine-pink and orange, horn-like blooms
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Partial or dappled shade is perfect
- Blooms from June to September
This climber hits the bullseye
- Rhubarb and custard-coloured tubular blooms
- Heavily scented blooms
- Dappled or partial shade is ideal
- Free-flowering from April to August
Elevates any garden
- Large, showy magenta, white and purple blooms
- A vigorous, fast-growing climber
- Best growth occurs in full sun to part shade
- Blooms from July to September
You'll stare, not just glance!
- Delightful, pink double blooms
- Pruning group 2 - light pruning
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers May to September
Fragrance worth shouting about
- Pink pinwheel flowers, dark green foliage
- Vigorous growth and a wonderful fragrance
- Does well in both sun and partial shade
- Blooms from May to September
Perfect for terrace growing
- Elevate your paved outdoor space
- Train up a wall, pergola or grow in a pot
- Beautiful blooms and alluring foliage
- Attract plenty of pollinators
The very best climbers for shade
- Varieties suited to both part and full shade
- Fantastic foliage and brilliant blooms
- Train up an unsightly wall or fence
- Hardy, tough and tolerant of UK conditions
An explosion of fragrant flowers
- Cruciform, white and purple-edged blooms
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, hardy (H4)
- Flowers June to August
An evergreen dreamboat
- Creamy flowers and glossy green foliage
- Fabulously fragrant flowers
- Full sun is preferable (or partial shade)
- Flowers from June to August
Vibrant flowers all year round
- Fill your garden with non-stop colour
- Easy to grow on a trellis, obelisk or pergola
- Available in three 'editions'
- Blooms throughout the year
Fabulously fragrant racemes
- Hanging pink flowers (up to 15cm long)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Grows well in both sun and part shade
- Flowers in June
Snowy blooms from a height
- A variety of linen-white, showy flowers
- Train your climbers up a wall or obelisk
- Full sun to partial shade (variety dependent)
- Selected for colour, strength and performance
A warm and nostalgic collection
- Create a beautifully co-ordinated display
- Flowers from May right through to October
- The best colour, strength and performance
- Easy to grow on a trellis, wall or pergola
Clouds of blush-pink prettiness
- Starry pink flowers with deeper-hued stripes
- Pruning group 3 - loves a prune
- Full sun to partial shade, fully hardy (H6)
- Flowers July to September