Mediterranean looking climber suggestions

[rootball]

Hi everyone.

Looking for any suggestions for a red Mediterranean looking climber, for next year.
Something like the Bougainvillea that can be seen growing so well when on holiday but Bougainvillea are not UK hardy outdoors, which is a shame.
I was thinking a red Clematis or other UK hardy climber.
Maybe even a perennial that would give that bright red Mediterranean splash of colour.
Just thinking bright blue would also give that Mediterranean look.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
R

[Star goose]

How about trumpet vine, campsis? The flowers are red and looks exotic (to me).

[Nicos]

I was going to suggest a climbing rose which doesn’t need cutting back with a clematis growing through it using the rose for support?

No idea about varieties though….sorry, but I do rather like your idea!

[rootball]

Hi and sorry for the slow reply.
I had a look at "Campsis radicans Flamenco" and "Campsis x tagliabuana Madame Galen" both look very promising. Has anyone grown them? I read they can be very vigorous.

Love the idea of a Rose with a Clematis growing through it

Thanks
R

[Andraste]

How about a wisteria?

[rary]

A bit late but have you considered growing tropaeolium which is a perennial nasturtium, or even annual climbing nasturtium with those you get various colours

[rootball]

A bit late but have you considered growing tropaeolium which is a perennial nasturtium, or even annual climbing nasturtium with those you get various colours

Hi rary, just had a look, tropaeolium looks good, thanks

[rary]

Hi rary, just had a look, tropaeolium looks good, thanks

Hello rootball, just to inform you that I grew an annual red climbing nasturtium up a fence 8ft. high and it really was quite stunning,
so may be worth trying next year and they are so easy to grow, so easy that even I can grow them

[Nicos]

Our winters are too cold for the perennial nasturtiums but I do have a few climber seeds….the thing with those is that you do need to be around to train them upwards as they actually prefer to go sideways…mine always dropped down to the ground forming an arch when we were away for a couple of weeks on holiday.

Not sure if the real perennials would do that…but I thought it worth while throwing a note of caution….

[rootball]

Our winters are too cold for the perennial nasturtiums but I do have a few climber seeds….the thing with those is that you do need to be around to train them upwards as they actually prefer to go sideways…mine always dropped down to the ground forming an arch when we were away for a couple of weeks on holiday.

Not sure if the real perennials would do that…but I thought it worth while throwing a note of caution….

Nicos Thanks. Sorry for the late reply, i got side tracked, with the start of the year being so wet here i started to upgrading the front garden Now that's as good as finished, back to the back garden Still need to see what the light levels will be at very back of the garden, having removed one of the fruit trees last year and maybe hard cutting back of some of the others to let more lite in, also need to look at removing some of the Ivy covering one of the Cherry trees. Perennial nasturtiums is on my list

[rootball]

Hello rootball, just to inform you that I grew an annual red climbing nasturtium up a fence 8ft. high and it really was quite stunning,
so may be worth trying next year and they are so easy to grow, so easy that even I can grow them

rary, sorry for slow reply. climbing Nasturtium is on my list Thank You