Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Country of Origin: India
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9 - partially shaded areas only
Plant Group: Montana
Typical Plant Size: Over 15 feet
Pruning Group: Group 1 - Spring flowering, no pruning
Bloom Diameter: Small - 2 to 4 inches
Bloom Color (Tepals): White/Cream/Silver hue
Center Color (Anthers): Yellow anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Preferred Light: Tolerates partial shade
Tolerates full sun
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements
Disease Resistance: Susceptible to clematis wilt
Additional Information: Flowers are fragrant
Recommendations: Good choice for beginners (easy to grow)
Good choice for shaded areas or northern walls
Good choice for hot climates

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 25 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Mountain Clematis
  • Clematis
  • White Anemone Clematis
  • Virgin's Bower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Clematis montana
  • Synonym: Clematis montana var. grandiflora
  • Synonym: Clematis montana subsp. praecox
  • Synonym: Clematis montana subsp. montana

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-06-11
so simple, so lovely!
Uploaded by BlissfulGarden

Photo courtesy Joy Creek Nursery.  Used with permission.

Date: May
credit: Andrew Dunn
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