Oh yes we have this pest in England. However it does pretty things up a bit! However it is not as much as a pest as
Clematis armandii which is an evergreen clematis. That species is rampant, but the smell of the thousand of small creamy white flowers is sensuous. Sometimes when in the mood it flowers twice a year. Early spring and in the autumn/fall. Stunning plant if you have 60 feet of space.
I so hope you are well.
Regards from a most undesirable weather, moist England.
Neil.