Climbers
Billardiera scandens - Velvet Appleberry
To 1.2 m high
Thickish, oblong, dull green leaves.
Light climber, pale bell flowers.
Berries were eaten by Aborigines.
Calystegia marginata - Forest Bindweed
Twining stems to 1-2 m
Creeper with arrow-shaped leaves and white to pink funnel-shaped flowers.
Moist to wet areas; semi-shade to full shade.
Masses of short-lived flowers are produced. Regular pruning is beneficial. Water during dry periods.
Clematis aristata - Austral Clematis
Climbs to 15+m
Vigorous climber with masses of creamy white starry flowers.
Feathery seed heads persist on the female plant for some time.
Clematis microphylla - Small-leafed Clematis
Climber to 5m high
Dense climber.
Masses of starry cream flowers and fluffy seed.
Well drained soils; full sun, semi-shade.
Glycine clandestina - Twining Glycine
Twining 0.3-2 m high
A slender, open twiner with bluish-mauve pea flowers.
Stiff, hairy leaves.
Moist well-drained soils tolerating dry periods once established; semi-shade to full shade.
Glycine tabacina - Vanilla Glycine
Stems 0.2-2 m long
A perennial with racemes of blue to purple flowers.
Well drained soils, tolerating dryness once established; full sun, semi-shade.
Not tolerant of a heavy frost.
Aborigines chewed the liquorice-flavoured tap root.
Hardenbergia violacea - Purple Coral Pea
Open creeper or wiry scrambler.
Leathery dark green ovate to lanceolate leaves.
Axillary sprays of 10-30 purple pea flowers.
Well drained soils; full sun, semi-shade.
Pandorea pandorana - Wonga vine
Scrambler or climber 6+ m
Dense and vigorous climber.
Glossy dark green leaves, cream bells.
Moist well drained soil; full sun, semi-shade.
Very showy when in flower. Grows well amongst established trees or over a pergola.
Rubus parvifolius - Small-leaf Bramble
0.6-2 m x 0.5-3 m
Rambling small shrub to trailing plant covered in hooked thorns.
Short terminal sprays or single axillary deep ping flowers.
Well drained soils; semi-shade to full shade.
Can be trained as a climber.