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Climber Wall Shrub

Berberidopsis beckleri

montane tape vine

An evergreen, scrambling vine up to 4.5m high with two leaf forms: flowering shoots bear ovate, unlobed leaves whilst non-flowering shoots bear spearhead-shaped leaves up to around 8cm long and lobed at the base. Small, hanging flowers borne singly or rarely in pairs have pink outer segments and white inner ones and may be followed by rounded, berry-like red fruits

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Ultimate height

2.5–4 metres

Time to ultimate height

5–10 years

Ultimate spread

1.5–2.5 metres

Loam

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Partial shade

Aspect

West–facing or North–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Berberidopsidaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Climbing
Genus: Berberidopsis is a scrambling or weakly twining evergreen shrub with sharply toothed ovate leaves and axillary clusters or short terminal racemes of bowl-shaped deep red flowers in summer and early autumn
Name status: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a sheltered position in fertile, humus-rich, acidic to neutral, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Protect roots from frost with an autumn mulch

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by layering

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Conservatory and greenhouse
Climber and wall shrubs
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 11 but only if essential

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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