This vine came from a mail order catalog fifteen or so years ago. It didn’t come with a tag, but it seems to match online photos of “Polish Spirit” and that name amuses me, so I’m adopting it.

I planted this vine near the arbor that Jeff Tangen made for me, along with some climbing roses. The blooms come on just as the rose is waning, usually, so it is a good match.

I love taking photos of these flowers:

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My 2020 plans for this plant are just to enjoy its season of bloom and keep the vine tied up as best I can inside the rose and trellis. I have propagated this vine easily in the past, but don’t have a need for any cuttings this year. I’ll prune it back close to the ground in the spring and untangle the old vines and dispose of them–that’s really all the care this plant requires.