Silver lace vine is a late summer blooming vine that grows quickly to cover fences and trellises. Silver lace vine propagation is often accomplished by cuttings or layering, but it is also possible to start growing this vine from seed. Whatever you may call it, silver lace vine is an easy-to-grow deciduous beauty that’s well-suited for covering fences, arbors or other garden structures. About that same time, a missionary named Georges Aubert sent the seeds he collected in Tibet back to France, where the plant was then named Polygonum aubertii in his honor. It has no fall color, but its white, fragrant flowers bloom in the heat Deciduous. In 1882, Albert von Regel was serving as a doctor for the Russian army when he collected the vine’s seeds in Turkestan and sent them to his father, the director of the botanic garden in St. Petersburg. Planting the low maintenance Silver Lace Vine is an easy way to create a focal point —blanketing itself in creamy white blooms and bringing a delicious, heady fragrance into your garden. Small, creamy white flowers in frothy clusters; light green heart-shaped foliage. Add several inches of organic compost or peat moss to the bottom of the hole and place the vine on top. © 2020 MONROVIA NURSERY COMPANY. It’s broken the 4×4’s holding it up on one side. Gently loosen large roots that are tangled around the root ball mass. I used this to nail to a fence to support some silver lace vines, perfect for climbing vines but for the construction and the price it would’ve been far less expensive to build your own if you have the time.. Angela. The vine even has its share of common names. It's September. Twining vines climb by twisting their stems or leaf stalks around a support. “The silver lace vine (Polygonum aubertii) is classified as a weed to some people, including myself,” he says. Silver lace vine is a late summer blooming vine that grows quickly to cover fences and trellises. I have pruned it right down so their wasn't much vine on it before, but that was in May. Blooms are held above the branches and form a blanket of flower clusters. Cutting grown. This type of vine grows well on trellises, arbors, wires or chain-link fences. Attractive to butterflies. Perfect for arbor, trellis or fence The perfect vine would be one that’s beautiful, easy to grow and stops at the end of the trellis. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. Vigorous vine scrambles up fences or a trellis—making it perfect for covering up wire or chain link fences, or creating a privacy screen. Soon you will have a yard full of nothing but that. Prune annually to control size. Choosing a vine for the garden is a tricky business. Twining grower, stems to 25 to 35 feet. Full sun to partial shade. There are very few rules in gardening, but perhaps the most important one is to work within your zone. In late summer and early fall, masses of white, fragrant flowers are produced in terminal clusters. https://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/ Growing Silver Lace Silver lace vine, or Polygonum aubertii, is a deciduous or semi-evergreen (depending on the zone it's in) member of the Buckwheat family. Silver lace vine can grow at least 20 feet long. Later, the two species were determined to be one in the same, and the great name confusion began. My question is, can I do this in September? Silver Lace Vine (Polygonum aubertii). The most serious pest the vine has to face is the Japanese beetle. He also conferred this genus which includes over 200 species world wide in practically every climate zone. Mix equal portions of organic compost or peat moss with the removed soil if it is high in clay or sand content. 1 Snip off a 6- to 8-inch healthy stem that has new growth. But rampant growers will quickly engulf other plants or structures if they don't have enough space. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Climbs over fences or up a trellis to produce a lightly colored foliage plant for your patio or veranda. Silver lace vine and others that bloom in late summer or fall on new growth should be pruned in late winter or early spring, before the flower buds form. Beautiful, fragrant white flowers adorn this low maintenance plant in the summer and fall. It’s September. These wings are often tinged green, or as the fruit ripens, red. Deciduous. It falls into the Buckwheat family which was organized by Linnaeus in the 18th century. With vines, the real issue is control, not worrying about the niceties of “proper” pruning technique. Silver fleece flower (Polygonum aubertii) This vine, which is sometimes called silver-lace vine, produces clusters of small white to greenish-white flowers in August and September. While silver lace vine is not as vigorous as wisteria, it still has plenty of power when it starts to grow. Silver Lace Vine, Polygonum Deciduous to semi-evergreen vine, small creamy white flowers are produced in late spring and early summer. I have pruned it right down so their wasn’t much vine on it before, but that was in May. The lovely Silver Lace Vine is an easy way to create a focal point—blanketing itself in creamy white blooms and bringing a delicious, heady fragrance into your garden. Severe pruning at any season can be used to control that spread. The perfect vine would be one that is beautiful, easy to grow and stops at the end of the trellis. Our photograph shows two plants planted in early June blooming in September of the same year. Full sun. 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