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Ranunculaceae
Ground virginsbower
Clematis recta
Also known as Leather flower, Old man's beard, Devil's darning needles, Clematis mandshurica var. lathyrifolia
Native Plants · Clematis · Climbing · Perennial · White · Flowers · Cottage · Garden · Vine · European · Hardy
Ground virginsbower is a hardy perennial clematis that prefers well-draining soil and partial shade. It requires regular watering during growing season but is quite drought tolerant once established. Provide support for climbing and prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply when top inch of soil is dry · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- chalk
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- 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
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Krym, New York, North Caucasus, Norway, Ontario, Poland, Romania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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