Pipestem Clematis
Clematis lasiantha
Pipestem clematis (chaparral clematis) scrambles over California chaparral with creamy starry flowers in spring and showy feathery seed heads after. Drought-tolerant once established.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 3–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- CA
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