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Ranunculaceae
Russian Virgin's Bower
Clematis tangutica
Clever ambition and adventure.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
- Native to
- Central Asia, Western China, Mongolia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, alkaline to neutral
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its nodding, lantern-shaped yellow flowers are unusual among clematis, which are more commonly known for flat, open blooms.
- After flowering, it produces spectacular silky seed heads that persist into winter, resembling silver-haired pompoms.
- It was introduced to Western gardens in 1890 from specimens collected in northwestern China.
- Unlike many clematis that bloom on old wood, this species flowers on new growth, making pruning straightforward.
- It is one of the hardiest and most vigorous clematis species, thriving in climates too harsh for most other varieties.
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ambition
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artistic beauty