Chinese virginia creeper

janer2

I have a west facing fence that I'd like to cover and I was thinking of maybe a chinese virginia creeper. The fence is about 5m wide x 1.8 m high. Is this space still just too small for a virginia creeper, even the chinese version? Don't mind pruning it regularly along the top of the fence to keep it out of my neighbour's garden. But would like to be able to go on holiday occasionally without it taking over Yorkshire. Any tips? Any other creeper which would work on this fence - I don't particularly want to have to put trellis up so something self clinging woudl be great. 

Silver surfer

Just one question..does the fence actually belong to you?
If it belongs to next door they will not be very pleased having a rampant Parthenocissus henryana growing up it.

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janer2

Yes, it does.

Silver surfer

In that case go for it.
5m x 1,8m is a huge area.
It is a super climber.

Rubytoo

We have that one in shade growing up an old cherry on its last legs for years, and into part of a conifer. Bearing in mind you probably have better conditions on the fence, but ours has been very polite and not unmanageable.  I love the leaves on this one. Someone up the road had the normal one and got rid after a few years, it looked nice but went a bit bananas, I imagine too rampant for the position.
P. henryana i for us at least, much better behaved.