Rock Clematis
Clematis columbiana
Rock clematis is a delicate western mountain vine that drapes shrubs and rocks with nodding blue-violet bell flowers in late spring, followed by silky seed plumes.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CO, ID, MT, ND, NM, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
More Clematis species
- Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
- Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha)
- Pitcher's Leatherflower (Clematis pitcheri)
- Western Virgin's Bower (Clematis ligusticifolia)
- Western Blue Clematis (Clematis occidentalis)
- Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa)