A most vigorous and beautiful climber. This plant flowers in early spring as the pale green leaves emerge. Leaves turn a dark green then give a good Autumn colour. The flower racemes are 50 cm long, densely packed with pale and dark violet flowers. Flowers have a sweet scent. Very hardy. Prune after flowering and in the winter if necessary. Good for pergolas where the flowers can hang down. Grows up to a height of 10m x 3m wide in 10 years.

Grows in full sun with well drained soil. Frost hardy. Drought tolerant.