Climbers for Polluted Air

The following list gives some suggestions of hardy climbing plants that can tolerate growing in areas with high levels of air pollution:

  • Campsis radicans (Trumpet vine)
  • Clematis
  • Fallopia syn. Polygonum (Mile a minute vine)
  • Hedera (Ivy)
  • Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris (Climbing hydrangea)
  • Parthenocissus (Virginia creeper)
  • Vitis (Grape vine)