Sweet Autumn Clematis
Clematis terniflora
Ranunculaceae
Other names
Yam Leaf Clematis
Growth habit
Arborescent Herb
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Temperate Asia, Naturalized in North America
Location
Source of plant
Agway, Wayside Gardens, Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
Erect perennial to 5m; stems tangle forming, semi-woody, somewhat lanuginose when young. Leaves pinnately 3-5-foliate; leaflets to 10cm, cordate or ovate, entire, glabrous or subglabrous, dark green; petiolules long. Flowers 3cm in diameter, in many flowered forked panicles to 10cm; sepals white, 4, linear. Achenes with grey-plumose styles to 4cm.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5