This morning's Garden centre visit.

I have posted a photo of my chocolate vine growing over pergola.it has a few flowers.its fairly old I think.ive been here for 5years.previous owners were here for 14.

Daughter is very fond of these, but I was told they were touch and go hardy. Obviously yours Gerardine is fully hardy if it's that old.

I’ve read they smell of vanilla but this one doesn’t seem to have any certainly doesn’t smell of chocolate.maybe if there were more flowers.?

I can detect the scent, but wouldn’t say its powerful. I planted two against a bit of scraggy hedge last year. They are growing, but no flowers this year. I think they are pretty togh. In a mild winter they keep leaves almost allwinter even this far north. But when defoliated they stillcome back good and strong in spring. Just need a sheltered spot.

That's nice, I hope it flowers for you. I've never seen any on mine. The leaves are a nice shape too aren't they :)

We had lots of flowers this year, but they do not smell of chocolate!! believe me ......it's a beautiful scent, not sure if the cream one would smell different from the purple!!....who knows!!