Western Blue Clematis
Clematis occidentalis
Western blue clematis is a slender northern and montane vine with nodding violet-blue lantern flowers in spring and feathery seed heads, charming on a trellis or scrambling over shrubs.
- 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
- CO, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY