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Meanwhile, back at the ranch

rabbitearbandicoot — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:44:41 GMT

can anyone advise me on hanging plants. No, not hanging my plants - they have done nothing wrong - I meaning plants that hang.

I have a retaining wall. I would like to plant some plants at the top of the wall and 'train them' to fall down to cover the retaining wall.

Are there such plants or would I have to plant some at the bottom of the wall and let them grow up the wall?

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lal-au0 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:08:49 GMT

where do you live (climate)? not your street address.

i like kennedia nigricans and jasmin. you can get the jasmin for $3 in bunnings.

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lal-au0 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:11:50 GMT

i think any climber will do. just take one you like and which suits the climate.

wysteria is nice too but it's too dry here for that where i live.

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azureline** — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:27:30 GMT

You can plant lots of natives that will hang down, look for ground covers and prostrate ones. I have a nice one that does that but can't recall the name, also look at succulents that spread.

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polksaladallie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:46:10 GMT

Trachelospermum jasminoides

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polksaladallie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:52:07 GMT

Or wisteria

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polksaladallie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:54:55 GMT

Or espalier something

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lloydslights — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:59:03 GMT

A few questions for you rabbits before I give my considered opinion.

1. How high is the retaining wall?

2. Which direction does it face?

3. Is it a brick wall or timber?

DEB

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gleee58 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 01:04:23 GMT

Pig Face will do the job and look good.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=pig+face+ground+cover&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=lKE1VYekB4bZmgW2xIHYCA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 06:13:03 GMT

@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:
can anyone advise me on hanging plants. No, not hanging my plants - they have done nothing wrong - I meaning plants that hang.

I have a retaining wall. I would like to plant some plants at the top of the wall and 'train them' to fall down to cover the retaining wall.

Are there such plants or would I have to plant some at the bottom of the wall and let them grow up the wall?

Sunny?....Shady?.... both?..... or dappled light?.....Which state do you live?.

I'm picturing some Ivy Geraniums cascading down a retaining wall covered in blossoms......They can handle most conditions.

And flower all year round.

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lind9650 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:42:55 GMT

Rabbit, if you don't answer the questions put to you, we are not able to help correctly.

There are many plants that will grow down a wall, most that grow upwards need some support to climb, except IVY, that will cling to anything, anywhere and become a nuisance to control.

The right description of your retaining wall will get you the right answers.

Erica

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cherry*135 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:54:49 GMT

Does Wisteria grow in QLD temps? I thought it was more of a cold climate plant.

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azureline** — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:31:30 GMT

I can't grow it here.

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harley_babes_hoard — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:55:50 GMT

go with geraniums. plant at the top of the wall let them grow down, you can get them in lots of colours, they are very hardy too

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cherry*135 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:17:01 GMT

Is there a 'hanging' geranium type?

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bushies.girl — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:49:48 GMT

If you live in Qld, Wisteria will grow there, Ivy geraniums can also be planted along the top of the wall and will trail down it

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azureline** — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:29:28 GMT

Japanese wisteria will only grow in the colder parts of Qld.
There is a native wisteria that will grow here but it is hard to find in nurseries.
I tried to grow several Japanese ones without success as it always died when summer hit.

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polksaladallie — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 21:38:57 GMT

ipomoea horsfalliae

I don't use common names, but the common name for this is Cardinal creeper. I have grown it and it is beautiful, very showy. You can train it to grow where you want it.

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bushies.girl — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 21:56:20 GMT

Strange re Wisteria, cpl of my friends live in Brisse and have no problems growing it

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lal-au0 — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:07:24 GMT

@azureline** wrote:
Japanese wisteria will only grow in the colder parts of Qld.
There is a native wisteria that will grow here but it is hard to find in nurseries.
I tried to grow several Japanese ones without success as it always died when summer hit.

you mean hardenbergia? the purple one grows biggish the white and pink ones grow small and wouldn't cover much. bunnings sells it.