frost hardy climbing plants
If you're searching for frost hardy climbing plants to bring year-round interest and resilience to your New Zealand garden, you're in the right place. Frost hardy climbers are perfect for adding vertical structure, colourful blooms, and lush greenery even in cooler regions. They thrive up trellises, fences, pergolas or bare walls, offering robust performance despite chilly temperatures. With a variety of options to suit both ornamental and practical landscaping needs, these plants are a wise choice for gardeners who want dependable beauty whatever the weather brings.
Ficus pumila (Creeping Fig)
Ficus pumila, commonly known as Creeping Fig or Climbing Ficus, is a vigorous, evergreen climber popular in New Zealand for covering walls, fences, and trellises. It features small, heart-shaped juvenile leaves that mature into larger, leathery foliage. Fast-growing and self-clinging, it can create dense, green coverage in sun or partial shade. Preferring well-drained soil and regular moisture, it thrives in sheltered sites and requires pruning to manage growth. Ideal for decorative and functional vertical greening.
From $18.83
Rose Ann Turner
Rose Ann Turner is a climbing rose that features masses of double, pink flowers. The blooms emerge in spring and continue until autumn provided the spent flowers are removed. The foliage comprises small-sized, dark green leaves which provide a lovely backdrop to the flowers as it grows to 2 m tall and the same wide. Rose Ann Turner is commonly trained onto a trellis in a courtyard or cottage garden, planted to lavish a fence, or included anywhere the beauty can be appreciated.
From $33.68
