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Sweet Autumn Clematis: C. paniculata

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sweet autumn clematis mass

Family: Ranunculaceae

Above: mass of flowers, Below: covering a fence Use: arbors, pergolas, sturdy trellises, fences
bluebell grapes

Plant: deciduous vine to 30'

Origin: eastern Asia

Zone
: 4 - 8

Flowers
: fragrant panicles of small, creamy flowers. Large specimens can have thousands of flowers that bloom for weeks.

Foliage: compound leaves.

Culture
: sun to part shade. Well-drained, soil. Prune heavily in spring to control rampant growth. Likes to have root zone sheltered with understory plantings. Synomynous with C. ternifolia and C. maximowicziana



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