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Ranunculaceae
Autumn Clematis
Clematis terniflora
Mental beauty and ingenuity.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
- Native to
- Japan, China, Korea
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 15-30 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- A single vine can produce thousands of small star-shaped flowers, creating a cloud-like display.
- The flowers have a sweet vanilla-like fragrance that can perfume an entire garden.
- After blooming, it produces fluffy silver seed heads that are nearly as ornamental as the flowers.
- It is considered invasive in parts of the eastern United States due to its vigorous self-seeding.
- The vine can grow up to 30 feet in a single season, making it one of the fastest-growing clematis species.
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