it will cause damage to your mortar, also a great way for water to get in behind the bricks. i wouldnt put it on my house if i was you

CH is a very slow starter but once it gets going it does just fine. I have 2, one 4yrs. old & one 5/6 yrs. old. They are both trained against a picket fence. The small hairs on the underside of the stems are what attach to whatever they are planted to climb on. I don't know if it will pull the mortar out if you want to pull it down, but if it is anything like Ivy, it will. If you are looking to cover utility pipes, and fairly quickly, this might not be the climber for you. This s the first year that I have had lots of blooms on one and a little less on the other (less sun on that one) This is a wonderful climber worth waiting for. It's not invasive, but will creep on the ground if not trained upwards. (you can prune those ground creeping stems away) I hope this info helps you.

Mine is also 5/6 years old. I do not have any problems removing branches from my brick when I want to. It attaches by tiny hairs not suckers. This vine is very slow to get going and slow to bloom. The foliage is very nice and the bark is interesting in winter.