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Originally Posted by polygro  I have a space on the south-facing wall of my bungalow that is crying out for a climber. It can only grow 6-8 feet high (and about 4 feet across) but the flowers must be attractive to insects, especially butterflies. I wondered about Morning Glory (Ipomoea) but do not know how attractive it is to insects. Any ideas please? Thanks Polly |
The range of what is possible rather depends upon the planting arrangement - is it to be in a bed adjacent to the wall or into a pot/tub/trough.
South facing, unshaded and bed planted against a wall can be very challenging and there are few native plants that would cope well, and neither would a moisture demanding tropical plant like Ipomoea.
Planting into a good sized tub with moisture retaining compost widens the choice but as the location is a relatively small area I would go for something shrubby guaranteed to cope with a hot and dry location. Others have reported here it does get insect visitors so my suggestion would be one of the Callistemons which could be trained againt the wall. Although Australian natives they appear hardy at least in southern UK.
CM