Fast Growing Climbing Plants

Fast growing climbers are the perfect solution when you want to create privacy or shade, screen unsightly fences and walls or reduce noise in your garden. As well as giving you quick results, our collection of fast growing Ivy, Wisteria, Virginia Creeper and more will bring colour, fragrance and atmosphere to your outdoor space. Need help picking?
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  • Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Japanese Wisteria | Wisteria floribunda

    Giant racemes for maximum impact

    • Glorious lilac blooms (up to 30cm long)
    • Sumptously-scented
    • Grows well in full sun and partial shade
    • Flowers in June

    Currently out of stock

  • Variegated Jasmine | Jasminum Officinale 'Aureovariegatum' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Jasmine | Jasminum officinale 'Aureovariegatum'

    Glorious gold-flecked foliage

    • Fragrant white blooms, yellow-splashed leaves
    • Twining climber with a vigorous habit
    • Full sun is best (partial shade is tolerated)
    • Flowers from June right through to September

    Currently out of stock

  • Red Passion Flower | Passiflora Caerulea 'Rubra' Climbing Plants
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Red Passion Flower | Passiflora caerulea 'Rubra'

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Glacier' Ivy | Hedera helix Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Glacier' Ivy | Hedera helix

    Grows anything but glacially

    • Mottled, lightly-lobed, silver-green foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Grows in all light conditions (sun to shade)
    • Perfect for covering a drab fence

    Currently out of stock

  • American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' Climbing Plants
    From £42
    From £42

    American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'

    A compact and classy wisteria

    • Cascading lilac blooms (up to 15cm long)
    • Perfect for training up a wall or pergola
    • Grows best in full sun, tolerates part shade
    • Flowers from May to June

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Hibernica' Ivy | Hedera helix Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    'Hibernica' Ivy | Hedera helix

    Improves any drab surface

    • Enchanting emerald foliage
    • Attractive to birds and pollinators
    • Suited to full sun, part shade and full shade
    • Masses of ornamental black berries

    Currently out of stock

  • Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni' Climbing Plants
    From £40
    From £40

    Silky Wisteria | Wisteria brachybotrys 'Showa-beni'

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Ultimate Wisteria Collection Climbing Plants
    From £75
    £80 From £75

    Ultimate Wisteria Collection

    The iconic cottage climber

    • Glorious pendulous, scented flowers
    • Purple, pink and white coloured blooms
    • RHS award-winning varieties
    • Create a paradise for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Variegated Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Star Showers' Climbing Plants
    From £30
    From £30

    Variegated Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia 'Star Showers'

    Marvelously mottled foliage

    • Green foliage flecked with cream and pink
    • Fully hardy and tough as old boots
    • Grows in full sun through to full shade
    • Stunning pink shades come autumn

    Currently out of stock

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Meet Mollie

Climbers grown by specialists at the height of their game

What does it take to grow the strongest and best climbing plants in the show tent? Organic fertilisers, natural pest control and years of dedication from Mollie, our expert grower in Worcestershire. Professionally pruned and checked by hand, they’re guaranteed to put on a gold standard display in your garden, too.

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What are fast-growing climbing plants good for?

What are fast-growing climbing plants good for?

If you’ve got an ugly fence, a tired-looking wall or a pergola so bare it should be censored, then a fast-growing climber can offer the solution. These vigorous plants will quickly clothe a vertical surface, adding both visual impact and, in many cases, a form of privacy screening to boot. Certain climbers, like Clematis montana varieties, for instance, can grow up to 12 metres in just a decade or so. English ivy (Hedera helix) boasts a similarly speedy growth rate, growing several feet per year once established.

Which fast-growing climbers should you choose?

Which fast-growing climbers should you choose?

This very much depends on what you’re after in your garden, and your personal preferences as a gardener. If your sole objective is to cover your surface and to do so in less time than it takes to say Parthenocissus quinquefolia, then something like Virginia creeper is perfect. If, however, you want some added benefits, such as fabulous flowers or a sumptuous scent, then you might want to go for a wisteria like Wisteria sinensis 'Alba' or a star jasmine such as Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Star of Milano'.

Considerations for fast-growing climbers

Considerations for fast-growing climbers

The main thing to bear in mind is that if you’re choosing a vigorous climber, you’re choosing a vigorous climber… The clue’s in the name. These climbers will grow great guns and might require a little bit more maintenance to keep in check than other, more compact or slower-growing climbers do. Don’t let that put you off, however, because we’ve got heaps of grow guides for various climbers, including wisterias, so you’ll know exactly what you need to do as well as when to do it. Regularly water your plants when establishing and tie in young plants to your support just to give them a steer early on.

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Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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