Full Shade

[Jersey Devil]

I have a fence that is in full shade once the trees fill up with leaves. And I do mean "full shade" due to a canopy from a group of trees. Almost no sun gets through during the Summer, at any time of the day. I research perennials to plant that will climb on the fence. I type "FULL SHADE", get results and then when I research, other sites say the options need partial sun. No two sites agree on ANYTHING . So I come back to the experts...what kind of climbing vine will grow in full shade in the Summer (plenty of full sun the rest of the year). I would perfer flowering, but beggers can't be choosey. TYVM

 

[Esther Knapicius]

None that I know of. And in New Jersey it gets cold in the winter so the plant will be sleeping.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Ivy?

 

[Jersey Devil]

Ok fair enough. So how about ANYTHING that will grow in full shade, does not have to be a vine, or climber. Its just that a neighbor gave me some five foot trellises that would look nice in the middle of each section of the fence. So imagime a chain link fence with a trellis in each section... what would look nice growing on, at, near, around...them ? But a warning, I live across from a river with woods so I have a ton of deer, rabbits, fox, wile e coyote, and a ton of critters that could feast on the plants. I know I am asking a lot but I get an idea in my head and I get stubborn. ty again

 

[Esther Knapicius]

As an old gardener and one that hates wasting money on things that will not work in the garden. I am visualizing taking those trellis, anchoring them to the chain leak fence, paint them crazy colors and hammer huge colorful daisy flowers on them, and or several colorful bird houses.

 

[Jersey Devil]

Ok, so apparantly its not gonna work as I had hoped I already have birdhouses on a lot of the trees, and the birds come out when I play my guitar. I like to think they are singing, but in reality I think they are yelling at me to Shut the **** up So, thank you for your feedback, and I will find another use for the trellises