Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora
Ranunculaceae

Growth Habit

Arborescent Herb

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.

Source of plant

Agway, Wayside Gardens, Cornell Botanic Gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

5