Evergreen climbing plants: The top 7

As the name suggests, evergreen plants do not lose their foliage even in winter. We have summarized the best 7 evergreen plants for you.

Evergreen plants belong in every garden. They offer dense, green foliage all year round and are therefore well suited to beautify terraces, balconies, house walls or unsightly garden corners. In addition, they also serve as protection against the weather.

Most climbing plants require little care and attention. Some plants need additional climbing or trellis support, while others, the so-called self-climbers, climb up almost any surface on their own.

Not every garden offers enough space for a real hedge. A good alternative is a cleverly installed privacy screen with an evergreen climbing plant. At any time of the year you can create a green eye-catcher in your garden with different, hardy climbing plants. Also by flowering specimens, such as the yellow one winter jasmine, you can conjure up amazing splashes of color in the cloudy season.

You can also find our top 10 here Climbing plants for fences and walls.

Not very many climbing plants are frost-resistant and wear their foliage all year round. But you can certainly rely on the following seven plants:

1. ivy (Hedera helix)

The hardy ivy native to us (Hedera helix) can definitely be described as number one on the hardy climbing plant hit list. It makes few demands on the climate and also does not need much sunlight.

It grows on almost all soils and is very robust. Ivy is very suitable for greening walls, facades, fences, railings and other outdoor surfaces and always offers perfect privacy protection.

2. honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium)

Also with that honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) is a very popular climbing plant. Its leaves shine in a beautiful dark green and thrive quickly and luxuriantly. In summer, the red-yellow flowers are reminiscent of a trumpet shape. A climbing aid or a mesh structure will help the plant to spread.

3. creep spindle (Euonymus fortunei)

The creep spindle (Euonymus fortunei) is more of a ground cover plant, but some species are also very suitable as climbing plants. It thrives in any soil and loves sunny to partially shaded locations. The hardy creeping spindles with reddish leaves are particularly beautiful.

4. clematis (Alternate Clematis)

The evergreen clematis, or evergreen clematis (Alternate Clematis), is a woody climber. It begins to bloom profusely white to pink in late winter to spring. The hardy specimens should also be protected from severe frost with fir branches.

Ivy, honeysuckle, creeper and clematis are called evergreen plants. Their foliage is constantly renewed, the actual leaf exchange is hardly noticeable.

If you are looking for other hardy climbing plants with leaves that are as long as possible, you should turn to the evergreen or semi-evergreen plants. Only in spring do evergreen plants replace their old foliage with new ones. Semi-evergreen plants lose some of their foliage in winter. The rest will follow in the spring when the shoots begin to sprout.

5. Blackberry (Rubus sectio Rubus)

The real blackberry (Rubus sectio Rubus) is well suited for enclosing gardens because of its lush growth and evergreen leaves. They can also be planted on wire frames or with climbing aids on walls as trellis fruit. In this way, the delicious berries can be easily harvested and at the same time function as decorative wall coverings.

But beware: Because of their rampant vegetation, blackberries can quickly become a nuisance and spread to unwanted places in the garden. The anger about the uncontrolled spread is twice as great if you injure yourself on the sharp thorns when removing the bush. It is therefore better to make sure in advance that the blackberry does not become independent.

6. knotweed (persicaria)

The semi-evergreen knotweed (persicaria) is considered very robust. It is particularly suitable if you want to green large areas quickly. During the growth phase, the knotweed grows up to 30 cm a day. Here, too, it is important to exercise caution: without close care, growth can quickly become uncontrolled.

7. winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)

The semi-evergreen winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) belongs to the olive tree family (Oleaceae). Its bright yellow flowers, which can be seen even before the leaves sprout, are a bit reminiscent of forsythia. With a trellis it can easily grow up walls.

Climbing plants can find a place for themselves even in the smallest garden. They are decorative, useful and, with little maintenance required, are a pleasure for every gardener.

The 10 best hardy climbing plants can be found here in our special article.