(Downy Clematis)

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species grown for their eye-catching flowers. Most are twining vines but some are herbaceous perennials and a few are shrubby. They can be evergreen or deciduous and exist in temperate regions worldwide. There are thousands of hybrid cultivars bred exclusively for their beautiful, showy flowers.

Species in this large genus come in many diverse forms. The leaves are usually opposite on the stem and may be rounded, elliptical, heart or lance shaped and...

(Chinese Clematis)

A small, modestly growing vine, Chinese clematis has spring-occuring flowers of a pale mauve-pink with purple stamens. Very early blooming in the world of clematis it's a deciduous perennial vine native to eastern China, Korea and Japan. It is usually found growing at the edges of woodlands. Flower size and shape varies considerably among plants in the wild, and is one reason this species was historically used to develop the earlier-flowering and differently shaped flowers of modern garden clematis...

(Chinese Clematis, Wada's Primrose Clematis)

Clematis ‘Manshuu Ki’ displays many large, fragrant, pale primrose flowers in late spring to early summer. It is a selection of a deciduous perennial vine native to eastern China, Korea and Japan which typically inhabits the edges of woodlands. This cultivar is sometimes sold under the name ‘Wada’s Primrose’.

The rich green leaves of this species are composed of three smaller, teardrop-shaped leaflets, and are borne sparsely on slender, climbing stems that seldom grow taller than head-height....

(Upright Clematis, Upright Virgin's Bower)

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species grown for their eye-catching flowers. Most are twining vines but some are herbaceous perennials and a few are shrubby. They can be evergreen or deciduous and exist in temperate regions worldwide. There are thousands of hybrid cultivars bred exclusively for their beautiful, showy flowers.

Species in this large genus come in many diverse forms. The leaves are usually opposite on the stem and may be rounded, elliptical, heart or lance shaped and...

(Midnight Masquerade Clematis, Upright Clematis)

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species grown for their eye-catching flowers. Most are twining vines but some are herbaceous perennials and a few are shrubby. They can be evergreen or deciduous and exist in temperate regions worldwide. There are thousands of hybrid cultivars bred exclusively for their beautiful, showy flowers.

Species in this large genus come in many diverse forms. The leaves are usually opposite on the stem and may be rounded, elliptical, heart or lance shaped and...

(Korean Clematis)

Leaves with toothed edges visually compliment the many small, nodding yellow flower buds and blossoms of Clematis serratifolia. Native to gravelly soils and slopes of far eastern Siberia, northern Japan and Korea, this woody vine blooms in late summer.

The three leaflets that make up each leaf are lance-shaped, rich green in color, and lines with jagged teeth. In mid- to late summer, many small, nodded and round yellow flower buds appear on slender stems above the foliage. Each opens...

(Golden Clematis)

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species grown for their eye-catching flowers. Most are twining vines but some are herbaceous perennials and a few are shrubby. They can be evergreen or deciduous and exist in temperate regions worldwide. There are thousands of hybrid cultivars bred exclusively for their beautiful, showy flowers.

Species in this large genus come in many diverse forms. The leaves are usually opposite on the stem and may be rounded, elliptical, heart or lance shaped and...

(Devil's Darning Needles)

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species grown for their eye-catching flowers. Most are twining vines but some are herbaceous perennials and a few are shrubby. They can be evergreen or deciduous and exist in temperate regions worldwide. There are thousands of hybrid cultivars bred exclusively for their beautiful, showy flowers.

Species in this large genus come in many diverse forms. The leaves are usually opposite on the stem and may be rounded, elliptical, heart or lance shaped and...

(Clematis, Shrub Clematis)

Clematis is a genus of about 300 species grown for their eye-catching flowers. Most are twining vines but some are herbaceous perennials and a few are shrubby. They can be evergreen or deciduous and exist in temperate regions worldwide. There are thousands of hybrid cultivars bred exclusively for their beautiful, showy flowers.

Species in this large genus come in many diverse forms. The leaves are usually opposite on the stem and may be rounded, elliptical, heart or lance shaped and...

(Clematis, Durand's Clematis)

A hybrid between the deciduous vine Clematis x jackmanii and the herbaceous perennial C. integrifolia, this tall, sprawling, shrubby perennial produces masses of distinctive deep indigo, saucer-shaped flowers with yellow eyes in summer. Seedheads with ornamental silvery plumes follow the flowers. The undivided, oval leaves are dark green.

This plant does best in sun or light shade and humus-rich, well drained soil. Cut the stems back to a hand's breadth from the ground in early spring to promote...