Swamp Leather Flower
Please note: From summer through fall Clematis crispa will be cut back before shipping. Plants have substantial root systems and will produce new growing shoots within a couple of weeks.
Swamp Leather Flower is a native clematis vine that’s well-mannered and easy to grow, making it a very desirable and low-maintenance garden plant.
- Fragrant flowers
- Long flowering period
- Can grow in wet soil
Details
- Twining vine with flower color ranging from dark purple to pale lavender
- Plants grow 5 to 8 ft. tall
- Leaves emerge early and are frost resistant
- Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6, 7, 8, and 9
Flowering period
In central North Carolina, the heaviest flowering occurs in May with flushes of flowers occurring throughout the summer and into fall.
How to grow
Grow Swamp Leather Flower in sun to part shade. Like most clematis, the root zone benefits from some shade. Prefers evenly moist soil, but is very adaptable and can tolerate flooding and periodic drought.
Care and maintenance
Flowers form on new growth and the old stems can be cut to the ground anytime through winter. Water during extended droughts in drier sites.
Pine voles can be a problem eating the crowns of Clematis. To protect plants, create a cylinder with hardware cloth (½ inch or smaller mesh) and plant the Clematis inside it. Make sure the hardware cloth is buried at least 6 inches deep to protect it from burrowing voles.
Where to plant
Small arbors, trellises, and step railings where its fragrant flowers can be appreciated. For larger arbors and fences, consider planting a more vigorous vine-like crossvine or coral honeysuckle.
When to plant
It can be planted anytime the ground is not frozen in Southern gardens. Keep plants well-watered if planting in the summer.
Spacing
Plants can be planted 3 to 4 feet apart.
When will my plant flower?
Plants purchased and planted before early summer will bloom their first year.
Native habitat and range
Along stream banks and in swamps from Virginia and Illinois south into Florida and Texas.
Source and origin
Plants were grown from seed collected on a stream bank in Pender County, North Carolina.
Please note: From summer through fall Clematis crispa will be cut back before shipping. Plants have substantial root systems and will produce new growing shoots within a couple of weeks.
Swamp Leather Flower is a native clematis vine that’s well-mannered and easy to grow, making it a very desirable and low-maintenance garden plant.
- Fragrant flowers
- Long flowering period
- Can grow in wet soil
Details
- Twining vine with flower color ranging from dark purple to pale lavender
- Plants grow 5 to 8 ft. tall
- Leaves emerge early and are frost resistant
- Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6, 7, 8, and 9
Flowering period
In central North Carolina, the heaviest flowering occurs in May with flushes of flowers occurring throughout the summer and into fall.
How to grow
Grow Swamp Leather Flower in sun to part shade. Like most clematis, the root zone benefits from some shade. Prefers evenly moist soil, but is very adaptable and can tolerate flooding and periodic drought.
Care and maintenance
Flowers form on new growth and the old stems can be cut to the ground anytime through winter. Water during extended droughts in drier sites.
Pine voles can be a problem eating the crowns of Clematis. To protect plants, create a cylinder with hardware cloth (½ inch or smaller mesh) and plant the Clematis inside it. Make sure the hardware cloth is buried at least 6 inches deep to protect it from burrowing voles.
Where to plant
Small arbors, trellises, and step railings where its fragrant flowers can be appreciated. For larger arbors and fences, consider planting a more vigorous vine-like crossvine or coral honeysuckle.
When to plant
It can be planted anytime the ground is not frozen in Southern gardens. Keep plants well-watered if planting in the summer.
Spacing
Plants can be planted 3 to 4 feet apart.
When will my plant flower?
Plants purchased and planted before early summer will bloom their first year.
Native habitat and range
Along stream banks and in swamps from Virginia and Illinois south into Florida and Texas.
Source and origin
Plants were grown from seed collected on a stream bank in Pender County, North Carolina.
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$7.50Description
Please note: From summer through fall Clematis crispa will be cut back before shipping. Plants have substantial root systems and will produce new growing shoots within a couple of weeks.
Swamp Leather Flower is a native clematis vine that’s well-mannered and easy to grow, making it a very desirable and low-maintenance garden plant.
- Fragrant flowers
- Long flowering period
- Can grow in wet soil
Details
- Twining vine with flower color ranging from dark purple to pale lavender
- Plants grow 5 to 8 ft. tall
- Leaves emerge early and are frost resistant
- Hardy in USDA hardiness zones 6, 7, 8, and 9
Flowering period
In central North Carolina, the heaviest flowering occurs in May with flushes of flowers occurring throughout the summer and into fall.
How to grow
Grow Swamp Leather Flower in sun to part shade. Like most clematis, the root zone benefits from some shade. Prefers evenly moist soil, but is very adaptable and can tolerate flooding and periodic drought.
Care and maintenance
Flowers form on new growth and the old stems can be cut to the ground anytime through winter. Water during extended droughts in drier sites.
Pine voles can be a problem eating the crowns of Clematis. To protect plants, create a cylinder with hardware cloth (½ inch or smaller mesh) and plant the Clematis inside it. Make sure the hardware cloth is buried at least 6 inches deep to protect it from burrowing voles.
Where to plant
Small arbors, trellises, and step railings where its fragrant flowers can be appreciated. For larger arbors and fences, consider planting a more vigorous vine-like crossvine or coral honeysuckle.
When to plant
It can be planted anytime the ground is not frozen in Southern gardens. Keep plants well-watered if planting in the summer.
Spacing
Plants can be planted 3 to 4 feet apart.
When will my plant flower?
Plants purchased and planted before early summer will bloom their first year.
Native habitat and range
Along stream banks and in swamps from Virginia and Illinois south into Florida and Texas.
Source and origin
Plants were grown from seed collected on a stream bank in Pender County, North Carolina.
