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Climber Wall Shrub

Holboellia latifolia

broad-leaved sausage vine

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

Synonyms
Stauntonia latifolia

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Size
Ultimate height
4–8 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
2.5–4 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green Purple Green
Summer Green
Autumn Green Green Purple
Winter Green
Position
  • Full shade
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H4
Botanical details
Family
Lardizabalaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Climbing
Genus

Holboellia are vigorous evergreen climbing shrubs with twining stems bearing leathery, palmate leaves and axillary clusters of small flowers, both male and female on the same plant

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

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