Western Virgin's Bower
Clematis ligusticifolia
Western virgin's bower is a vigorous western vine that smothers fences and streamside thickets in masses of white flowers, then silvery seed plumes. Fast and drought-hardy — give it room.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–1 ft
- Spacing
- 4–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- container, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, SD, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
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- Western Blue Clematis (Clematis occidentalis)
- Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa)
- Scarlet Leatherflower (Clematis texensis)