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Fast-growing non-invasive flowering climbing plant?

skintchick · 2009-07-11 17:24:40

Due to a housing association mess-up, the hedge at the bottom of our garden has been axed down to no more than 5ft, leaving us rather exposed to passers-by. We have put some reed screening up as we can;t afford anything else right now, both in terms of time and money, but obviously it is still a bit see-through. I'd like…

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Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite

15 July 2009 at 1:57AM edited 15 July 2009 at 2:00AM

Golden hop is very vigorous, but disappears completely in winter.

Personally, I found golden hop hard to control & had to dig up the entire area to remove it, as it had gone under everything else. Pretty colour, but a thug, make no mistake.

I agree with Clematis montana.

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