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Clematis virginianaClematis virginiana

virgin's bower

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES

Characteristics

Height: 6-20'
Spread: 6-12'
Flowers: Jul.-Sept.; white
Fruit: Aug.-Nov.; brown; achene (dry, flat seed)
Fall color: yellow, green or purplish

Conditions *

Light: Full sun Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 6.1-8.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy Organic

Habitat

fencerows and thickets, riverbanks, low calcareous thickets, woods edge, roadside swales, swamps, overhanging cliffs

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD DE NY PA WV VA

Wildlife

*

Notes

fragrant flowers; feathery seeds; young plants can be transplanted;yellow, green or purplish fall color


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1329.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004