Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00000377
01/01/98
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8 Height: 15 ft Spread: 15 ft Form: spreading Type: deciduous vine Annual Growth Rate: more 18 inches Flowers: White, pink
Comments: A vigorous vine with flower size and color varying by cultivar but generally 1- to 3-inches and flowers of white or pink.
Cultivars:
'Elizabeth' - Soft pink, two- to three-inch flowers.
'Grandiflora' - Small white flowers.
var. rubens - New growth is purplish maturing to
bronze-green. The pink flowers are produced in
summer.
var. wilsonii - The white flowers are larger than the
species.
References for Cultivars: Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Weston Nurseries 1997, Bailey Nurseries 1997, Wayside Gardens 1996.