Welcome to our fifth and final post in a series about climing plants.
Part V - Clinging Stem Roots - Our final group of climbers uses small outgrowths from their roots to attach onto other surfaces. These clinging stem roots can be quite strong, and they have been known to cause damage to brick structures. Some plants that use clinging stem roots to climb include English ivy, Irish ivy, and climbing hydrangea. Often times, these plants will put down more roots as they grow. Be careful with these plants, too, as they can quickly get out of control when left unattended for too long!
Thank you for following along in our series of posts about climbing plants! This is part IV in the series, and we are now talking about plants that use adhesive pads to climb. Have you ever wondered how a Boston Ivy plant can scale a brick wall? Read on, and we’ll explain how this amazing plant clings to almost anything!
Part IV - Adhesive Pads - Some plants such as Virginia Creeper and Boston Ivy, both vigerous growing climbers, have small tendrils with adhesive pads, allowing them to “stick” onto almost any surface. Adhesive pad climbers can grow on the face of buildings, up the trunks of trees, and over a variety of other surfaces. When they come across an obstacle in their vertical path, these climbers can just as easily grow sideways. Watch out when planting adhesive pad climbers, as these plants will invade and cover almost anything in their path! They are pervasive.
Our third post in the Climbing Plants series will discuss scramblers.
Part III - Scrambling - Scrambling plants usually have long, winding stems and branches; however, they are unable to climb any structures on their own. Scrambling plants often use stiff branches or thorns to assist them in attaching onto other plants for climbing purposes. If you want a scrambler to climb up a trellis or arbor, you’ll probably need to tack them onto the structure in some way. Roses, rasperries, and bougainvillea are examples of scrambling plants.
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