Ranunculaceae
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis var. occidentalis
Also known as Clematis verticillaris var. grandiflora, Clematis verticillaris, Atragene americana, Clematis alpina var. verticillaris
Native Plants · Clematis · Native · Vine · Climber · Woodland · Shade · Purple Flowers · Perennial · Hardy
Western Virgin's Bower is a native climbing clematis that thrives in partial shade with consistent moisture. Provide sturdy support for this vigorous vine and prune lightly after flowering. Hardy and low-maintenance once established in appropriate woodland garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at base, allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- chalk
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 15 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, QuéBec, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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