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Clematis heracleifolia |
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| Common name |
tube clematis |
| Family |
ranunculaceae |
| Life cycle |
subshrub (Z5-9) |
| Flowers |
blue (late summer) |
| Size |
3-4' tall, 2' wide |
| Light |
sun-part shade (see guest comment below) |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
self-seeds occasionally in our garden
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This is a shrubby clematis, not a vine. Tubular light-blue blooms make good cutflowers, and the seedheads are interesting too.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard island One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| G.H. Slotnick | Sep 18, 2005 | There are beautiful specimens of Clematis Hercleifolia growing in shade at Cornel Plantations in Ithaca, NY. Your statement regarding "light" of "full sun" needs to be, at least, qualified.
Thanks for the information. Real-life experience always trumps information from written sources :-) |
| Yuan tao | Dec 26, 2005 | Clematis heracleifolia varies very much in the wild in China,your picture is not very clear.it is hardy,and can be planted as ground cover plant, in china, it grows strong in shade. |
| Robert Zoller | Jul 08, 2008 | Clematis heracleifolia has been grown successfully in our garden (Zone 4) for some twenty years. It reliably reappears each spring. The original clump, a gift from a late friend who grew it successfully in her garden for many years, has been divided so many times, we have lost count as to how many ground clematis are now out there in metro Minneapolis. Almost every year, along about July, we cut it back to encourage bushier growth with more flowers. It works! Favorite gardeners who have rec'd a piece or clump of this specimen are pleased with this bountiful, sweet smelling clematis heracleifolia shrub. It remans a fabulous landscape plant, relatively unknown amongst our circle of dedicated gardeners. We think it an ideal plant for the once-a-month gardener who usually demands maintenance-free perennials. Each September brings a bounty of sweet smelling small, tubular blue flowers. It scents the whole acre of garden right here in west metro Minneapolis. Everyone should have at least one of these clematis in their garden border or landscape.
Thanks for sharing your experience and impressions. I wasn't aware this plant could be divided - ours doesn't appear to increase the size of its clump at all, growing from a single "trunk". Maybe the cutting back you describe will also promote more growth at the base. |
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