HABIT	CLIMBING PERENNIAL VINE.
STEMS	THE VINE CAN EASILY GROW TO 30-40 FT (9-12 M) IN LENGTH AND USES ITS TENDRILS TO RAPIDLY CLIMB UP, OVER AND UPON ANY NEARBY OBJECT.
LEAVES	OVATE, HEART-SHAPED AND UNDULATE, SOFT, PRONOUNCED VEINS ON UNDERSIDE.
FLOWERS	INFLORESCENCE PANICULATE, THE BRANCHES BEARING FLOWERS IN CLUSTERS ALONG THE RACHIS, THE RACHIS TIP TENDRILLATE; FLOWERS REDDISH OR LIGHT PINK, OR WHITE. THE ACTUAL FLOWERS ARE TINY BUT THE SEPALS ARE LARGER AND PROVIDE THE BRILLIANT COLORS THAT RANGE FROM WHITE TO ROSE-PINK TO DEEP CORAL FLOWERED VARIETIES.
FRUITS	ACHENES CONICAL, SHARPLY 3-ANGLED ABOVE.