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Plants have many uses, although the one we give them most often is decorative. So if you have a pergola in your garden and it looks a bit gloomy and melancholy, why not decorate it with some greenery? Below we suggest some plants for pergolas.

There is something for everyone, although keep in mind that when you put it up it will usually be diminutive, so it will take some time to cover the pergola and enjoy it. Of course, you need to be careful with insects.

virgin vine

We start with one of the plants on the pergola that will attract attention. It can be placed on the pergola pillars, and over time it will cover them along with the roof.

The most striking feature of this plant is undoubtedly the fact that its leaves change color in autumn. In spring and summer they will be a opulent green, but when the frosty weather comes they will turn orange and red. It is a truly stunning image.

You don’t have to take special care, apart from little watering and quite loose soil.

climbing roses

There is no doubt that among the plants for pergolas, rose bushes will be the most stunning, especially if you choose profusely flowering varieties. These rose bushes are not as gigantic as the others, but they will grow all over the pergolaeven reaching the top, and in a few years completely covering it.

This plant is also very resistant to heat and frosty and only requires delicate watering during the week.

Indeed, Roses are flowers that attract many wasps, bumblebees… so using the pergola in the presence of insects may be uncomfortable.

wistaria

Wisteria is one of the most stunning plants, especially due to its drooping nature and characteristic flowers, which can be purple, blue or white. In this case, it is not placed at the base of the pergola, but at its highest points, so that it can fall on it and cover it over time.

In addition to this flower, you will also have an original touch with its scent. In fact, you will notice it when it starts to bloom.

Jasmine

Another pergola plant with a characteristic scent is jasmine. You can find several varieties here, but we recommend the one that blooms at night, so you can enjoy the unique aroma at this time of night.

The flowers are white and open only at night. It tolerates both heat and frosty well, although it sometimes needs to be protected from frost. Of course, it requires the substrate to be always humid, and it also needs to be fed once a month to develop.

Sweet-smelling brick

You may not know it by this name, but if we say “sweet pea”, everything can change. It is a climbing plant that can be grown all year round. It grows quickly and the flowers it produces can be red, pink, blue, white…

To place it on the pergola, you need to place a flowerpot or similar object at its base and teach it to climb the pergola columns. Of course, we recommend that if you place it, you do it on the back posts. In a few years, it will be responsible for covering the strikers.

Bignonia

Another climbing plant worth considering when creating a pergola is this one. The flowers that will attract the most attention visually are pink, expanding and quite enormous.

Of course, if the temperature in the place where you have a pergola drops below -5°C, it is not your plant because it does not tolerate frosty and frost well.

If it is not a problem, that you know it grows pretty brisk and is able to climb columns without assistance.

Another problem you may encounter is the fact that it loses leaves, so you will have to lift them so it doesn’t spoil the look.

Clematis

Clematis. It is a plant with very leafy leaves and profuse flowering. It’s perfect for a pergola, but also because as it grows and covers the surface, it can act as a waterproof barrier in case of rain or sun.

Of course, it is a bit more fine than the previous ones. To start with you need limestone soil. The roots of the plant should be in the shade (the plant, however, needs sun).

Additionally, you should be careful about irritations as this plant can cause skin irritation when touched.

Taking root in the fields

Another plant intended for pergolas, which is slightly less known, but very nice, when you have it, it’s this trumpet. It receives this name precisely because of its flowers, which can be red, orange or yellow and which have this shape.

It is not a demanding plant, quite the opposite. It needs watering 1-2 times a week, drained and loose soil, and sun to grow quickly.

Dicentra

Although all of the ones we mentioned earlier need sun, how about one where you don’t have to worry about that? We are talking about the heart, a climber that is ideally suited to nippy, shady and humid places.

It’s not that it needs to be in the shade 24 hours a day, but a few hours of direct (or indirect) sunlight will suffice.

Generally, the care you need is moderate watering to keep the soil humidsubscriber every 15 days and a little more.

In return, she will offer you some quite original and stunning heart-shaped flowers.

Passiflora

In the case of an intermediate pergola (sun and shade) you have this option. It attracts attention with the shape of the leaves, but also for enormous flowers and different colors in the same flower (red, white, purple, yellow…).

Caring for the plant is not hard: just place it in partial shade, water it abundantly to keep the soil humid at all times, and fertilize it in spring and summer.

As you see, There are many pergola plants that will give it an original and more stunning accent than if you left it without any natural decoration. Can you think of other plants that could be placed there?