A charming climber of blue-violet blossom gathered in conical racemes. The flowers are intensely, sweetly scented. Bloom in May and sometimes again in summer.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Flowers very decorative, blue-violet, gathered in conical racemes 20-25 cm long, intensely, sweetly scented. Blooming in May and sometimes once more, moderately, in summer. Leaves pinnately compound, light-green in spring and summer, yellow in spring. Coiled soots twining rightwards.  

HOW IT GROWS: A climber of shoots twining around supports. Fast growing up to 6 m with an annual growth of 1-2 m. Requires solid supports.

WHERE TO PLANT: Prefers sunny, warm, wind-protected sites. Requires moderately fertile and moderately moist, well-drained soil. Not fully hardy (Zone 6-8). Susceptible to freezing in harsh winters.

HOW TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN: Before planting immerse the plant container in water for 10-30 min. Place the plant in a 40 x 40 x 40 cm hole covered at the bottom with a 10 cm layer of well-rotten manure or compost, 5-10 cm deeper than it was before. Fill in the hole with fertile soil. Plant at least 30 cm from walls or other plants. Cover the ground around the new plant with bark mulch and for winter protection pile it up to 10 cm. Fertilize from April, water abundantly in vegetative season. Prune in order to induce blooming. The basic pruning in order to remove diseased, overgrown or  vegetative shoots is best performed in July-August. The remaining new shoots should be cut back above the 5^th-6^th leaf node.

HOW TO APPLY: Recommended for growing over arbours, pergolas and constructions attached to a wall.