trefle.io · Taken Aug 8, 2020 by hilary branson (cc-by-sa)
Ranunculaceae
Sweet autumn clematis
Clematis terniflora
Also known as Japanese clematis, Clematis recta subsp. terniflora, Sweet autumn virginsbower, Autumn clematis
Native Plants · Clematis · Autumn · Fragrant · White Flowers · Climbing · Fall Bloomer · Sweet Scent · Trellis · Perennial
This fragrant clematis produces masses of small white flowers in late summer and fall. Provide sturdy support and mulch roots to keep them cool while allowing the vine to climb toward sunlight. Prune lightly in early spring after the last frost.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water at base, keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- 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
- 48 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Amur, Arkansas, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Louisiana, Manchuria, Maryland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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