A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Silver Lace vine Question

Has anyone had experience growing these vines?

I've never grown them, but every fall when I see them bloom, I feel like I just have to have one! I found a picture showing just one seasons growth.

http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/silverlace.htm

I haven't grown one either, but I hear they
are something that will grow unbelievable fast,
and will need eventually some kind of pruning if
you don't want it sooooo big..

And the birds are attracted to this vine and eat the berries, and either when they carry the seed away or poop it out later, the vine then starts growing alllllllllllllllll over the place and can become a nuisance in areas' that aren't mowed
and will cover trees...

That's about the extent of what I'd heard on them.
A Canadian Gardener, who had her own show on TV, Kathy Reinwald, used to grow them, and she said she love them, but that they can get out of hand.

Is this vine similiar to the Sweet Autumn Clematis?
My neighbor gave us 2 of her vines that rooted along the ground that look very similiar to both of these vines. Hers bloomed and grew very quickly in late summer.

I hope they are available in the spring at our nurseries...

They do have their similarities. Both have whitish flowers and bloom in the fall and both are vigorous growers. I think I confuse these two plants sometimes.

The clematis may have an advantage over the polygonum with it's attractive silvery seed heads that last long after the flowers are gone.

Here are some pictures:

SWEET AUTUMN CLEMATIS
Somebody please clean up that link for me. (I need to learn how to do that.)

I've had a 1 gallon silver-lace vine in it's original container since last summer, when my husband's heart attack and subsequent surgery put the ka-bash on my gardening. Even with neglect, it has grown and survived, even flowering, on my zone 9 patio. I'm planning to get it set out on the pergola after our present 85 degree heat wave subsides. Will report its progress.

I have grown both. I prefer the Sweet Autumn Clematis as it has a nice light, spicy aroma when they bloom. I have planted it on a trellis outside of a side door, so when you go out, you get a nice "whiff". The Silver Lace Vine can be aggressive, but if you want to cover something that's unsightly, like the side of a shed, etc., that's the vine to use. They DO grow pretty fast, as does the Clematis.........