Fast growing on juvenile shoots, slow on adult plants. Low evergreen groundcover, or high climbing vine rooting by holdfasts. Tolerates acid or alkaline soils, full sun or heavy shade. Groundcover, wall cover.
Spider mites in dry areas, leaf spotting.
In some cases may need pruning to keep in bounds. May require some protection from winter wind and sun. This species is invasive in woods in the Pacific Northwest. Hundreds of different cultivars selected, see Dirr.