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
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- purple, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, SD, UT, WA, WY