A lovely, vigorous climber reaching up to 10 m (1-3 m of annual growth). White flowers borne in slender racemes during May and June. Starts flowering in its forth, fifth year after planting. The stems twine in an anti-clockwise direction. Leaves pinnate, green, turning yellow in autumn. Best grown in sheltered, warm and sunny positions, in moderately fertile and moist soils. It may freeze during severe winters. Requires a strong support.