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- Creeping spindle as climbing greenery - an attractive alternative
- The creeping spindle - a true creep artist
- climbing skills
- Little pruning needed
- Trellis help for better shaping
The creeping spindle can also climb up
Creeping spindle as climbing greenery - an attractive alternative
Greening walls and house walls does not always have to be ivy. The creeping spindle proves to be an attractive alternative for various reasons - both visually, as well as in terms of care! Here is a small overview.
The creeping spindle - a true creep artist
In general, the creeping spindle is used more as a groundcover - it also has great properties: it grows slowly, but forms a dense plant and root cover, against which weeds have no chance. In addition, it thrives well in the shade and also makes little demands on the ground. In addition, she offers a beautiful ornament for natural gardens with her often panachierten leaves and the cheerful, small, whitish to reddish fruits.
The advantages of the creeping spindle:
climbing skills
But what distinguishes the creeping spindle according to its name is its creep art. And it can not only crawl into the horizontal, but also into the vertical. This is true, at least, for some varieties, which, given the ranks of the site, form sticky roots with which they can pull themselves upwards. As a result, they can also be used well as wall greening. For this purpose it offers some advantages:
Little pruning needed
The slow growth of the creeping spindle has about the advantage in comparison to the slightly dominant ivy, that even after years no thick lignified strands are to be expected, which can hardly be removed from the wall and wall, without damaging them. Also, when greening pergolas, etc., it takes less pruning effort.
However, the creeping spindle has to be cut regularly - but only a little and only if you want a flat greening. Without a cut, the creeping spindle is increasingly becoming bushy. If you want to keep the crawler wall greening quite flat, you can keep it in the spring once in the spring something in the bridle - it remove next to long, lateral and bald shoots and dried out.
Trellis help for better shaping
Also recommended for a well-maintained creeping greening is a trellis. It gently guides the plant into the desired shape and prevents too wild growth. You can use a classic trellis or a rope netting.