Zone 5 - 9

A lovely climber with great twining action. Great for a chain link fence or lattice surface. Can also be easily trained up a pole or along a cedar rail fence. Brownish-purple (chocolate?) flowers with a pleasant, spicy fragrance in early summer followed by a large, purple fruit pod. Takes a season or so to establish but then is quite vigorous. For sun to part shade in average garden soil. May be hardier than Zone 5. I am growing mine in a very exposed, windy location and it has wintered over for many seasons. Will grow 15-20' but can easily be controlled with regular pruning.

Grown in: 1 gallon container