A fast-growing, twining climbing that produces tiny greenish-white, star-like, scented flowers at the end of summer when many other climbers are packing up. Grow it against a system of wall wires, or train up pergolas and pillars. It can also be left alone in the border to create a mound, or be encouraged to spread out giving good ground cover. When grown against a sheltering wall it retains most of its leaves over winter, but will lose them in cold, exposed sites.