Sun Exposure: Part Sun, Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium-Wet, Medium, Medium-Dry

Soil Type: Sand-Loam, Loam, Loam-Clay

Height: 9 feet

Spread: 9 feet

Blooms: July, August, September

Root: Spreads by seeds

Habitat: Edges of woodlands, Moist thickets, Moist meadows in floodplain areas, Banks of rivers, Fence rows

Landscape uses: Vine - can be used for fences, decks, arbors or pergola. Natural tendincies to grow up shrubs and trees, so plant away from anything you don't want this vine to grow up.

Wildlife Value: The nectar of the staminate flowers attracts Halictid bees (including Sphecodes clematidis), wasps, and various kinds of flies.

Seed Origin: Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Germination Code: C(30), F

Photo credits: #1 by Sundaura Alford-Purvis, #3 by Gilles Ayotte

Clematis virginiana - Virgin's Bower

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Virgin's Bower is a perennial vine that can extend up many feet. Its stems easily twine around trellises, fences, and nearby vegetation. This lovely vine has white flowers abundantly spread along the length of the vine, typically in small clusters. There is much variation in the flowers; a single plant can either produce all staminate flowers (male), all pistillate flowers (female), or all perfect flowers (both male and female reproductive parts). Regardless of gender, the flowers are less than 1" across with four sepals that are white or cream colored. These flowers bloom mid-late summer and last about a month. The foliage is often used as nesting habitat for many songbirds.