The hardy wisteria is very beautiful, but also very poisonous. That's why you shouldn't necessarily plant it in your family garden. There are definitely attractive alternatives, even if they hardly ever look as impressive as the Wisteria.

Clematis is a blue flowering climbing plant

Alternative climbing plants

Even if the wisteria is a real feast for the eyes with its vigorous growth and the up to 60 centimeter long flower spikes, other climbing plants also have their right to exist. Climbing roses, clematis, the climbing hydrangea, akebia and grapevine are just a few examples. Trumpet flower and morning glory are also climbing plants.

Blue flowering plants

Among the climbing plants mentioned, there are also some variants with blue flowers. For example, you can buy a blue flowering clematis, a climbing bindweed or a climbing hydrangea that is also blue. It does not necessarily have to be a climbing plant, then you will also find blue-flowering specimens among the shrubs. This includes the real lilac as well as the summer lilac or a rhododendron.

The climbing hydrangea

The climbing hydrangea can grow up to 10 m high and grows in sunny to shady locations. Thanks to their adhesive roots, climbing hydrangeas do not necessarily need a trellis, and certainly not one that is as stable as the wisteria. They also grow well on walls and walls, but also leave visible traces there.

The clematis

Clematis, also known as clematis, comes in different varieties in terms of size, flowering time and flower color. Here you have a particularly large selection. Wild species are also relatively resistant to root fungi. A location facing west is ideal, because the clematis likes the sun, but not too much heat on the roots.

climbing roses

The climbing roses also score with an incredible variety of shapes and colors. There are fragrant variants and specimens that are particularly vigorous. You won't find the color blue here, but you will find numerous red, pink and yellow tones and bright white. Climbing roses prefer an airy spot with lots of light.

Possible alternatives to blue rain:

  • climbing roses
  • climbing hydrangeas
  • grapevine
  • Akebia
  • clematis
  • trumpet flower
  • morning glory

tips

Instead of a wisteria, you can put other climbing plants in your garden. Hydrangeas and clematis are also available with blue flowers.

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