Identification of suitable plants and maintenance of arches

1. Identification of suitable plants and
maintenance of arches

2. Climbers
Botanically, plants which have special structures to climb on supports
are defined as climbers.
Eg. Antigonon, Thunbergia
Twiners:
The climbing plants which do not have any such structure but climb
over a support or a plant by twining themselves spirally around such
supports are called twiners
Eg. Ipomoea, Lonicera.

3. Ramblers and stragglers
There are still other plants which fail in their attempt to climb but
somehow manage to support themselves over the trunks, stems, or
branches of other plants; these are termed ramblers and stragglers.
Eg. Quisqualis indica.
Creepers
Plants which creep or climb on a surface with their rootlets are called
creepers.
Such plants are generally trained over stone or brick walls.
Eg. Ficus repens, Tecoma radicans

4. Selection of climbers
1. Annual flowering climbers
2. Climbers for screening
3. Climbers for low walls or trellis
4. Climbers for pergola
5. Climbers for porches
6. Flowering climbers for partial shade
7. Foliage climbers
8. Climbers for pot culture

5. Adenocalymma allicea (Garlic vine)

6. Antigonan leptopus (Coral vine)

7. Allamanda violacea (Allamanda)

8. Aristolochia elegans (Swan flower / Duck flower)

9. Asparagus plumosus (Asparagus)

10. Bignonia venusta (Flame vine)

11. Bignonia tweediana (Cat’s claw)

12. Combretum indicum (Combretum)

13. Clerodendrum splendens

14. Clitoria ternata

15. Gloriosa superba (Glory lily)

16. Holmskioldia sanguinea (Cup and saucer plant)

17. Ipomoea palmate (Railway creeper)

18. Ipomoea tuberosa (Wood rose)

19. Jacquemontia violacea (Blue bell)

20. Porana paniculata (Porana or bridal climber)

21. Petrea volublis (Purple wreath)

22. Thunbergia australis

23. Thunbergia grandiflora

24. Tecoma jasminoides

27. Thank you