Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: Discovered by E.H. Wilson, 1900
Country of Origin: China
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 6
Plant Group: Armandii
Typical Plant Size: Over 15 feet
Pruning Group: Group 1 - Spring flowering, no pruning
Bloom Diameter: Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm)
Bloom Color (Tepals): White/Cream/Silver hue
Center Color (Anthers): Yellow anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Preferred Light: Prefers partial shade
Additional Information: Evergreen
Flowers are fragrant
Very attractive seedheads
Recommendations: Good choice for beginners (easy to grow)
Good choice for shaded areas or northern walls

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 10-25 feet
Plant Spread: 5-8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2013 Great Plants Picks Winner

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden
Date: 2019-03-19
Growing over a huge rose, guess it’s time to prune back!
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: My garden
Date: 2020-03-18
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Bea's garden
Date: 2022
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-03-16
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2008-03-09
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2010-03-03
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2016-03-16
Photo by Cem9165

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery

Date: 2013-04-02

Date: 2013-04-02
Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Dec 7, 2016 6:14 PM concerning plant:
    I got this as a replacement for 'Apple Blossom,' which succumbed to some sort of fungal disease. Snowdrift is much hardier, but the blooms are not as striking. It does put on a good show, with lots of pure white blooms in early spring. After the main bloom, it continues blooming sporadically through fall. I have this along the edge of my deck and must be diligent to keep it pruned so it doesn't take over the entire railing and spill onto the decking itself. Nice evergreen plant for year-round interest. I have a daylily planted at its feet for shade, with the main vine in full sun. After a few years, this clematis also got whatever disease is apparently lurking in the soil. I replaced it with Virginia creeper.

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