Time Passages

These climbing beauties are perennials that love to keep their roots cool. This can be accomplished by mulching or placing a rock by it's roots. This vine is deciduous and blooms early to mid spring. I very rarely prune my vine as it has yet to grow out of control. This vine is situated in full sun and is protected by a rather large red Azalea. This image was taken in it's second year of blooming. I was taken by the large blooms which are at least 4-6 inches in diameter and the candy cane striping that it exhibits.