Clematis reticulata
This Southeastern United States native climbing vine features reticulate, leathery leaves and downward-facing lavender-to-purple nodding bell-shaped flowers that bloom from spring through fall, with persistent seed clusters bearing plumed tails.
Common Names
Net-Leaf Leather-Flower
Summary
Clematis reticulata, net-leaf leather-flower, is a long-lived perennial vine native to the southeastern United States. It climbs to about 8–13 feet, has leathery leaves with conspicuous net veining, and bears lavender to purple, nodding bell-shaped flowers about 0.5–1 inch long. It grows in sun to part shade and sandy soils, with moisture tolerance from not wet to very long dry periods; hardy in USDA zones 7–9; it is well suited for fencing, trellises, or arbors and can twine around trees, and it can be propagated by seed and is winter dormant; not salt tolerant.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
96-156 inches
Spread
12 feet
Hardiness Zones
Zones 7-9
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally Full Sun and Partial Shade.
Soil Type
Sand
Soil Drainage
Well-drained sandy soil
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Bloom Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Spring through Fall
Foliage Color
Dull medium green on the upper surface and light green underneath.
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Seasons of Interest
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter
Propagation Methods
Seed
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts bees and other pollinators, Attracts birds
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Walter
- Publication
- Fl. Carol. : 156 (1788)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Genus
- Clematis
Synonyms
Viorna subreticulata Clematis hartwegii Clematis hendersonii Clematis rosea Clematis viorna subsp. reticulata Coriflora reticulata Viorna reticulata