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Ranunculaceae
Downy Clematis
Clematis macropetala
Ingenuity and mental beauty.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
- Native to
- China, Mongolia, Siberia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- Vine
- Height
- 2-3 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Downy clematis is one of the hardiest clematis species, tolerating temperatures down to -40 degrees.
- The double-appearing flowers are created by petal-like staminodes between the true sepals.
- After blooming, it produces fluffy, silky seed heads that are ornamental through summer and fall.
- It blooms on old wood, so it should be pruned lightly right after flowering if needed.
- The plant was introduced to Western gardens from northern China in the early 1900s.
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Mental beauty
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Ingenuity
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Artifice