Non-flowering vine? Is there a non-flowering vine I can buy to grow up...
Is there a non-flowering vine I can buy to grow up my retaining wall subsequent to my pool. Flowers will attract bee's and other insects which I don't want in the pool.
English ivy or Virginia creeper should do fine. The ivy looks great throughout the growing season as does the creeper; however, the creeper have the added advantage of rich crash down foliage. Just be prepared to prune quite regularly as they both can grow quickly.
Not sure what quantity of the country you live in or garden zone. Very historic information before plant referals can be suggested.
My best suggestion would be to ask at your garden center. They would own a good test or a referal.
Actually Virginia creeper is hardy in several garden zone. It is also considered a obnoxious weed in some.
Answers: Actually, obnoxious is the right word to use beside Virginia Creeper :).
I have both english ivy and virginia creeper and they both hold their pros and cons.
The English ivy is green year round, slow growing, and isn't a very messy plant. The downside is that the tendril are very strong and can choke other plants, bend the barricade, and possibly break down the concrete.
The creeper is deciduous and loses it's leaves in the drop. It's berries will attract birds (which may take trouble of insect problem you'll have poolside) and the vines don't appear to be quite so destructive. I resembling the fact that it is especially easily to verbs up from the roots and off of the paling line, unlike the ivy which is fundamentally stubborn. It's not a classified "noxious" weed like kudzo, but locals bid it obnoxious because it can grow up to 60 feet surrounded by length, and will quickly grow up into trees and cover things if you don't hold on to an eye on it.
Another variety is the vining or climbing euonymous which is slow growing and evergreen. They are remarkably popular here because of their beautiful foilage. In the precipitate spring, they do put out a small white "bottle brush" type of blossom that lasts for something like a week, but I've never noticed it attracting bugs. I hold this in my arbors.