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Steve Harris wrote:
I'm reading conflicting information on this. Would anyone who has
actually grown it like to say if it climbs like ivy - IE, will climb
almost anything? Or is it more like a pea - needs trellis or netting to
help it up a wall?

I want it to cover an old brick wall.

All other postings so far are roughly correct, but not entirely. It
is a somewhat straggling climber, using multi-branched tendrils that
need something to hang on to - but will grab onto very rough brick.
But only VERY rough brick. It is woody, but only weakly so, and is
borderline hardy in the colder parts - it will die back to the ground
in cold winters. But it produced ripe seed in any halfway decent
summer, and will establish itself as a repetitive annual as well as
regrowing from the base.

It is a good climber to soften a wall - if it isn't red brick, then
the cherry red form is more attractive, but it clashes with red brick.
It will not HIDE a wall.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.