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
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 4–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY