What to grow over an arch

How about honeysuckle, there’s a nice pinky white one or jasmine with its lovely perfume and tiny white flowers. You can grow climbing roses through the middle of either.

Honeysuckle...jasmine....? We have both and they grow quickly and are fragrant. Also passion...I love the flowers.

Sorry it didn’t register that you don’t want roses.

Oh I crossed over with yours LauraN. Great minds!

Agree, honeysuckle or jasmine for the perfume. Honeysuckle grows very quickly. For a real splash of colour with one of those, if you have sunshine, is Morning Glory - Ipomoea learii - choose a violet one with a shocking pink/orange centre. Lots of regular watering and they're not fussy!

I have three arches and grow a variety of plants to climb over them. I have quite a few clematis, one a very small cream flower that flowers prolifically but only once. My jasmine has gone bananas this year, itv smells delightful but is swamping everything else. I do have roses. and every year I grow from seed Spanish Flag and this gived a really vibrant splash of colour in late summer. This year I have planted a Mexican Trunpet Flower which is climbing vigorously, I cannot wait for it to bloom, it is up to five feet so far this year.

Just a word of warning - honeysuckle does grow fast and is lovely, but the arch you have bought is, I suspect, quite lightweight. I made the mistake of growing a honeysuckle over one of those (I got mine online) and the eventual weight of it buckled the arch after a few years. Passion Flower likewise is a pretty heavy plant once it gets going.

I'd try Spanish Flag (Mina Lobata) as Gin has suggested - although it does have a bit of yellow in it. Or a pink version of Black Eyed Susan.

Hydrangea Petiolaris ,Clematis Montana ,Wisteria and Passion flower are all very pretty on an arch .
You do need to think about pruning in case they become too heavy .
I love an arch in a garden-it's like a door into another world .

Thanks everyone. I’ll start Googling your suggestions. It IS quite a lightweight structure, as rightly observed, so I’ll beware of anything too heavy growing up it. We actually took one length of metal struts out of it (it’s sectional) so it’s approx 6 feet tall. I do like the idea of something with year round interest (if possible) and preferably with fragrance, but that’s not essential.

As we have moved house I can’t post pics of previous arches but would love to see photos of those mentioned so far.
Honeyrose would probably appreciate photos too.