Sweet Autumn Clematis Invasive Missouri . Sweet Autumn Clematis Reconnecting To Our Waterways

This plant may be less frequently damaged by deer than other clematis species hybrids.

Sweet autumn hallmark movie songs. Clematis paniculata has a narrower leaf base and fuller flowers typically with 6 but sometimes more petals. Clematis terniflora commonly called sweet autumn clematis is a fragrant fall bloomer. If given support it will climb rapidly with the aid of tendrilous leaf petioles to 20 25 in length.

The pinwheel flowers are fragrant and white with 4 petal like parts and many stamens. It is native to eastern north america including missouri where it typically occurs in moist low woodland areas and thickets bordering streams ponds and fence rows steyermark. Without support it will sprawl along the ground as a dense tangled ground cover to 6 12 tall and 10 wide which typically chokes out most weeds.

5 to 76 cm long. Sweet autumn virginsbower was introduced into the united states as an ornamental vine and is still widely sold in the nursery trade. Clematis terniflora the new southern living garden book describes this deciduous vine which is native to japan as tall and vigorous some would say rampant it also notes that sweet autumn clematis makes for a good privacy screen and arbor cover and that it self sows readily and can become a pest.

Buttercup family ranunculaceae origin. Sweet autumn clematis clematis terniflora is a perennial flowering vine that produces sweetly fragrant flowers in the late summer and early fall well after most other clematis plants are finished blooming. It is a vigorous deciduous twining vine with an extremely rampant growth habit.

Prune aggressively in fall or early spring. The native species c. Clematis paniculata sweet autumn clematis sweet autumn clematis clematis terniflora paniculata clematis terniflora sweet autumn virginsbower sweetly scented clematis paniculata sweet autumn clematis is a very large deciduous climber with masses of starry creamy white flowers 1 in.

Sweet autumn virginsbower is documented to occur in much of the eastern us. Across 25 cm from late summer to fall. The leaves are opposite compound with three to five leaflets and the margins are entire.

Clematis terniflora sweet autumn virginsbower sweet autumn virginsbower is an invasive climbing semi evergreen ornamental vine. Sweet autumn clematis clematis terniflora is frequently labeled as clematis paniculata however they are two separate distinguishable species. Virginiana is very similar margins of leaves of the native tend to be toothed but not as prone to self seeding and spreading.

From minnesota to vermont south to texas and florida. Clematis terniflora prefers sun to partial shade and is found invading forest edges rights of ways and urban green space especially near creeks. Leaflets are each 2 to 3 in.

Clematis terniflora has distinctive narrow petaled flowers with typically 4 but sometimes 5 white petals and much of the trifoliate foliage has a wider cordate heart shaped base.