Climbing plants for shade
Browse our selection of climbing plants for shade. These shade lovers are perfect for providing vertical ascent on north facing walls, which receive the least sun. North facing walls are cooler, shadier places, making them well suited to varieties such as chocolate vine (akebia quinata), clematis armandii, clematis montana, climbing hydrangea, ivy plants, several varieties of lonicera and virginia creeper. Several types of wall shrub can also thrive on shady north facing walls. Wall shrubs generally have a slower growth rate than "true" climbers, making them easier to keep in check once established. Euonymus works well as a wall shrub for its variegated foliage, while pyracantha and cotoneaster provide many berrying options to choose from.