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that proves it's a survivor.Man cannot live by flower alone, and several foliage plants are included in my favourites. Coleus have looked stunning this year, and I love the trailing foliage of Ipomoea 'Sweet Caroline' varieties.What would your favourite be

more (that's a topic for another day).So, what are the alternatives? There are quite a few annual climbers to choose from actually. Morning glory (ipomoea) is popular, but their flowers are all too short-lived. The purple bell vine (rhodochiton) is nice

varieties of coleus, ipomoea and others. Last summer, in addition to lofos I tried Ptilotus 'Joey' last year, a new drought tolerant variety from Australia producing short well-branched plants carrying fluffy pink plumes at the end of each shoot. It was fun