Plant Type

Perennial, Vine

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Fast

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

English Cottage

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Background, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Screen

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Silver lace vine is a vigorous, adaptable, fast-growing, deciduous, twining vine that typically grows 25 to 35 feet (12 to 15 feet in one year). Leaves emerge tinged with red but mature to green. Masses of small, fragrant, white flowers cover the vine from mid-summer until fall. Needs support to get started, but it is very capable of covering a fence, a small building, or anything else. Synonymous with Polygonum aubertii and Polygonum baldschuanicum.

Though adaptive, is happiest in well drained soils in full sun to part shade. This is a somewhat weedy vine that spreads quickly by rhizomes. May be pruned back each year in late winter to early spring. To renovate, prune back in late winter to 1 to 3 feet from the ground. To keep within bounds, trim off excess growth as needed throughout the year.