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"Sue & Bob Hobden" writes:
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| Natalie, how hard is it to keep under control? Do you prune it like a
| wisteria? Hard and often.

Yes. It isn't hard. While it ramps everywhere and layers when
it trails over the ground, it is easy to keep under control with
just an annual pruning. The stems may be 20', but so what? It
will grow happily in any space above about 6' high and 3' wide
(though preferably more).

The individual stems aren't long-lived, so you need to cut out
the very old ones on occasion. But it flowers on old wood, so
you don't do that annually - the annual pruning is merely cutting
it back to size.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.