Habitat

• native to Japan
• hardy to zone 5

Habit and Form

• a deciduous vine
• rampant growth habit
• 10' to 20' high
• medium texture
• medium to fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• opposite leaf arrangement
• pinnately compound leaves
• leaves composed of 3 to 5 leaflets
• up to 4" long
• cordate leaf base
• entire margins
• blue-green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• no fall color

Flowers

• white flowers
• up to 0.5" across
• fragrant
• blooms late summer through fall
• borne in terminal panicles

Fruit

• showy

Bark

• thin straw colored stems
• ridged
• twinning vine

Culture

• plant container grown plants
• prefers loamy, somewhat moist, well-drained soil
• plant in shade to partial shade

Landscape Use

• trellis
• mailbox
• arbor
• for flowering effect

Liabilities

• rampant
• hard to control

ID Features

• deciduous vine
• pinnately compound leafs, comprised of 3 to 5 leaflets
• thin straw colored bark
• white, fragrant flowers
• small buds with hairy scales

Propagation

• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none