Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Country of Origin: N & NW China, Mongolia, Tibet, E Russia
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
Typical Plant Size: Typically 6 to 8 feet
Pruning Group: Group 3 - Hard pruning recommended in early spring
Bloom Diameter: Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm)
Bloom Color (Tepals): White/Cream/Silver hue
Center Color (Anthers): Cream/White anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Nodding
Bell shape
Other: Recurved tips
Preferred Light: Tolerates partial shade
Tolerates full sun
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements
Additional Information: Flowers are fragrant
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall

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Common names
  • Clematis
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Clematis aethusifolia
  • Synonym: Clematis nutans var. aethusifolia

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Date: c. 1894
illustration from 'The Garden', 1894

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