RHS 2002 A fast-growing, deciduous climber reaching up to 5m height; with twining stems, simple or pinnate leaves up to 5cm long and small, fragrant pale pink flowers produced in summer
4-8 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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To bring out the sweet fragrance of the flowers, the ideal planting position should be warm, sunny and sheltered but it will cope with partial shade and colder positions provided the soil is well-drained
Propagate by layering, hardwood cuttings or semi-hardwood cuttings
No regular pruning except to thin, old shoots after flowering
May be susceptible to aphids, scale insects and mealybugs and glasshouse red spider mite under glass
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely)
