Stauntonia latifolia

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Synonyms

Holboellia latifolia

Climber Wall Shrub
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A rampant climber, leaves green but tinged purple-bronze in new growth with usually 3 broad, ovate, leathery leaflets, green. Flowers are variously coloured, male flowers usually greenish-white, female flowers purplish or red-purple, in spring, fragrant

Position

Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres
Max Height
4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained or Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full shade Full sun Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H4

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Lardizabalaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing
Genus
Stauntonia are evergreen twining climbers with palmate leaves and small, bell-shaped flowers, male and female usually in separate axillary racemes on the same plant, followed by edible fruits
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
Himalaya, W China

How to Grow

Cultivation

Will suit most sheltered walls including cool shade but to produce flowers it needs some sun

Propagation

Propagate by seed, layering or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Wall side borders

Pruning

pruning group 11 in spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free