Old Man's Beard is a deciduous climbing plant with white flowers that can grow up to 15 meters in height and can also act as ground cover. It spreads very well under favorable conditions and can even overwhelm overgrown plants, so the choice of the site requires some caution - it is very suitable for facade greening due to its fast and vigorous growth, its beautiful appearance and the green foliage. All plant parts contain the toxic protoanemonin which can be rendered harmless by applying heat or drying. In addition, the plant can cause skin irritations in some people and severe but not dangerous blisters on the upper skin layers. This effect is said to have been used by beggars in the Middle Ages to earn more alms by their ill-treated outside. In medicine, it is only used homoeopathically or within the framework of the bach flower remedies. The woody vines of the old man's beard were historically used for the production of ropes, for basket weaving and for binding grain.
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