Typical Plant Size: | Over 15 feet |
Pruning Group: | Group 2 - Optional, light pruning after flowering |
Bloom Diameter: | Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm) |
Bloom Color (Tepals): | White/Cream/Silver hue |
Bloom Shape: | Single |
Preferred Light: | Tolerates partial shade Prefers full sun |
Moisture Requirements: | Tolerates infrequent watering |
Disease Resistance: | Very disease resistant |
Additional Information: | Free-flowering (very floriferous) Flowers are fragrant Very attractive seedheads |
Reported Dangers: | May become invasive (self-sows freely) |
Recommendations: | Good choice for beginners (easy to grow) Good choice for very cold climates |
Plant Habit: | Vine |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
Plant Height: | 15-30 feet |
Plant Spread: | 20-30 feet |
Leaves: | Semi-evergreen Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Ovoid achenes covered with appressed white hairs. |
Fruiting Time: | Fall |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant Blooms on new wood |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Suitable Locations: | Espalier |
Uses: | Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: self seeds |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
Pollinators: | Flies Bees |
piksihk | On August 1, 2019 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On August 20, 2018 | Bloomed RT frt WG |
piksihk | On August 7, 2017 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On August 13, 2015 | Bloomed front bed; from seed - huge over 7 ft. massive display of buds & blooms |
jmorth | On August 24, 2014 | Bloomed |
Blazingstar | On September 17, 2019 | Obtained plant It has been blooming for ~ one week. Very eyecatching. |
LyraLu | On March 21, 2022 | Plant emerged |
LyraLu | From November 1, 2021 to November 3, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event Cut back hard. |
WebTucker | On July 19, 2022 | Bloomed |
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Untitled by LindaTX8 | Sep 18, 2012 9:46 AM | 7 |
Very interesting..... by wcgypsy | Feb 18, 2013 4:29 PM | 3 |
Wow! by Trish | Jan 20, 2013 10:32 PM | 1 |
Beautiful! by blue23rose | Nov 14, 2014 7:32 PM | 10 |
Not Clematis Virginiana? by Chillybean | Aug 10, 2015 9:06 AM | 1 |
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