Ornamental Climbers List of 30 plants
Post: Ornamental climbers list. Know about 30 important and beautiful climber plants. This includes common name, scientific name, flower colour, flowering period, and general description about the different ornamental climbers.
Table 01: 10 of 30 Ornamental Climbers
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| S.N. | Climber | Sci. name | Family | Flower colour | Flowering period | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allamanda | Allamanda cathartica | Apocynaceae | Yellow | May to September | 1. Flowering is quick. 2. Foliage is shiny. 3. Foliage is bell shape. |
| 2. | Bougainvillea | Baugainvillea spp. | Nyctaginaceae | All colours | Throughout the year | 1. Beautiful bracts. 2. Beautiful flowers |
| 3. | Cat’s claw | Bignonia unguis-cati | Bigoniaceae | Mauve purple | April to September | 1. It is light and evergreen. 2. Flowers are fragrant. |
| 4. | Clerodendron | Clerodendron splendens | Verbenaceae | Red | January to April | 1. The climber is large. 2. Foliage is dark green. |
| 5. | Clematis | Clematis paniculata | Ranunculaceae | White | March to November | 1. It is deciduous. 2. Foliages are dark. 3. Flowers are fragrant. |
| 6. | Coral vine | Antigonon leptopus | Polygonaceae | Rose pink | July to October | 1. It is a quick growing climber. 2. It is deciduous. 3. It creates cascading effect. |
| 7. | Duck flower | Aristolochia elegans | Aristolochiaceae | Yellow green mottle | June to September | It is a quick growing climber. It is deciduous. |
| 8. | Hari champa | Artabotrys uncinatus | Annonaceae | Yellow | April to September | 1. It is an evergreen heavy climber. 2. It has shining foliage. |
| 9. | Maljhan | Bauhinia vahlii | Caesalpiniaceae | Creamy white | May to July | 1. It is large. 2. It is evergreen. |
| 10. | Trumpet flower | Campsis grandiflora | Bigoniaceae | Orange red | March to October | 1. It is deciduous. 2. It has glossy dark green foliage. |
Table 02: 20 of 30 Ornamental Plants
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| S.N. | Climber | Sci. name | Family | Flower colour | Flowering period | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bleeding heart | Clerodendrum thompsonae | Verbenaceae | Red | March to September | 1. Calyx is white. 2. Light evergreen climber. |
| 2. | Canadian king | Ipomoea berauviensis | Convolulaceae | Scarlet pink | Throught the year | It is evergreen and quick growing. |
| 3. | Derris | Derris scandens | Papilionaceae | Light rose | May to September | 1. It is heavy and evergreen. 2. Foliage is dark. |
| 4. | Indian ivy | Ficus pumila | Moraceae | …. | …. | It is a light climber. |
| 5. | Ivy | Hedera helix | Araliaceae | …. | …. | 1. It is evergreen. 2. It has variegated foliage. |
| 6. | Madhavi lota | Hiptage benghalensis | Malpighiaceae | Creamy white | February to June | 1. It is heavy semi deciduous. 2. Flowers are fragrant. |
| 7. | Morning glory | Ipomoea learii | Convolulaceae | Purple red | Throught the year | It is evergreen and quick growing. |
| 8. | Mussel shell creeper | Clitorea ternatea | Papilionaceae | White, purple | March to April | It is light. |
| 9. | Railway creeper | Ipomoea cairica | Convolvulaceae | Purple | Throughout the year | It is vigorous woody and quick growing. |
| 10. | Spanish jasmine | Jasminum grandiflorum | Oleaceae | White | March to October | 1. It has dark green foliage. 2. It has fragrant flowers. |
Table 03: 30 of 30
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| S.N. | Climber | Sci. name | Family | Flower colour | Flowering period | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Australian bower plant | Tecoma jasminoides | Bignoniaceae | Red pink | April to November | 1. It is light in texture. 2. It has shining green foliage. |
| 2. | Blue potato creeper | Solanum seaforthianum | Solanaceae | Purple blue | April to June | It is evergreen. |
| 3. | Creeping tuberose | Stephanotis floribunda | Asclepiadaceae | Waxy white | April to August | 1. It is evergreen. 2. It has fragrant flowers. |
| 4. | Golden shower | Pyrostegia venusta | Bignoniaceae | Golden yellow | December to March | 1. It is deciduous in nature. 2. It has lush green foliage. |
| 5. | Jade vine | Strongylodon macrobotrys | Papilionaceae | Blue green | April to September | It is large and woody. |
| 6. | Money plant | Scindapsus aureus | Araceae | …. | …. | It has different flower colour. |
| 7. | Potato creeper | Solanum wendlandii | Solanaceae | Blue mauve | April to July | 1. It is evergreen. |
| 8. | Rangoon creeper | Quisqualis indica | Combretaceae | White, pink, red | April to October | It is large and quick growing. |
| 9. | Star jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides | Apocynaceae | White | April to July | 1. Dark green glossy foliage. 2. It has fragrant flowers. |
| 10. | White potato creeper | Solanum jasminoides | Solanaceae | White | March to November | 1. It is an evergreen creeper. 2. Flowers are fragrant. |