Melinda Myers

Sweet Autumn Clematis

Botanical Name

Clematis terniflora

Min Zone

5

Max Zone

8

Height

10 to 20 feet

Flowers

Late summer to fall: roughly 1 inch, white, 4 sepals, fragrant

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & Care

• A vigorous grower, to the point of becoming weedy in some locations
• Plants flower on new wood, so vines can be pruned back severely in late winter or early spring
• This twining vine attaches itself to supports with twisting stems and leaf stalks

Problems

None serious