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.