South-facing walls receive sunlight all day long, making them warmer and brighter. They absorb the sun's heat throughout the day, emitting it through the night, making south-facing sites perfect for less hardy climbers and wall shrubs. Fruit trees can also be trained as espaliers, cordons or fans against a south-facing wall to act as a fruiting climber and save space in the fruit and veg garden. Climbers that succeed on south facing walls include Actinidia Kolomikta, Clematis plants, honeysuckle, jasmine, passion flower, vitis and wisteria. Actinidia Kolomikta is an attractive deciduous climber with slender branches and heart-shaped leaves ‘splashed’ with variegation of pink and white. It produces deliciously fragrant, small cup-shaped white flowers in spring and summer. Clematis are well-known for producing masses of distinctive flowers available in a broad palette of colours and various types and sizes. Climbing jasmine produce stunning, sweetly-scented tubular flowers, typically from June to September except winter jasmine. You may find our help and advice articles on how to choose a climbing plant and how to grow climbing plants useful.
FAQs
What plants grow well on a south facing fence? ›
Climbers that succeed on south facing walls include Actinidia Kolomikta, Clematis plants, honeysuckle, jasmine, passion flower, vitis and wisteria.
What climbing plants are good in full sun? ›Vines For Full Sun: Bougainvillea, crossvine, honeysuckle, pink jasmine, star jasmine, Carolina jessamine, mandevilla, passion vine, pyracantha, all vining/climbing roses, trumpet vine, wisteria, evergreen wisteria.
What plants are good for hot walls? ›Other large evergreen plants with ample heat tolerance to protect a hot wall include oleander (Nerium oleander), hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa), rosewood (Vauquelinia californica and V. corymbosa) and Texas ebony (Ebanopsis ebano). Another strategy to manage the heat of a hot wall is to use deciduous trees or shrubs.
What is the best climber for walls? ›The best climbers for a garden wall or fence
Ivy grows better in the shade, but it's all-important autumn flowers bloom once it gets its 'head' into the sun. If you can erect a trellis, try Common Jasmine or a passionflower. Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans) is self-clinging and grows best against a sunny wall.
Heat Tolerant Plants for South-Facing Wall
Succulents, such as agave, aloe, yucca, bromeliad, and cactus, are some of the best plants for hot locations in the landscape. They love full sun and hardly need any water. They do require well-draining soil, however. Other plants besides vines can be used for a green wall.
In a south facing garden, the increased sunlight exposure can create warmer and drier microclimates compared to other parts of the garden. This can be beneficial for sun-loving plants, such as succulents, Mediterranean herbs, and cacti, that thrive in hot and dry conditions.
What is the best house plant for a hot sunny room? ›As a general rule, plants with silvery leaves, succulents and cacti will all be happy in the limelight. Fleshy, waxy leaves like those of kalanchoes and aloes are perfectly suited to sunny spots. Think desert plants rather than rainforest ones (see Houseplants for shady rooms).
What is the green plant that grows on walls? ›Boston ivy and English ivy are two of the most common varieties for covering a wall. English ivy is fast growing, but not as fast as Boston ivy, and its evergreen leaves are smaller.
What is the fastest growing wall climbing plant? ›The Fastest: Russian Vine
Also known as the Mile A Minute Plant, Russian Vine is the best plant for covering ugly structures quickly, but comes with a warning that established plants can be hard to remove. Come summer, the vine will be covered head-to-toe in pretty, pollinator attracting panicles of flowers.
Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus is a very vigorous climbing plant that's ideal for cloaking walls in a dense covering of foliage.
What is the best plant to grow along a fence? ›
Hydrangeas are one of the best shrubs for the fence line as they enjoy shade so can be planted where other, more sun loving plants wouldn't thrive. This variety has deep pink flowers that will bloom from early summer, much sooner than many other varieties.
What type of trees should be planted on the south side of a home? ›The best types of trees to plant on our homes' south side in this part of the world are deciduous ones. Deciduous trees are those that lose their leaves in winter. As the weather gets cold, the sun's radiation can pass through the leafless canopy and provide energy conservation benefits for buildings.
What is the best tree to plant along a fence line? ›If you want privacy throughout the year, go for Arborvitae or Leyland Cypress. They stay green, thick, and beautiful, come rain or shine. For those with shorter fences or limited space, Japanese Maple and Star Magnolia are delightful choices. They're compact but pack a punch in terms of beauty.