Pitcher's Leatherflower
Clematis pitcheri
Pitcher's leatherflower is a refined native vine hung with thick-petaled, urn-shaped purple bells through summer, a well-mannered climber for trellises and fences.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–13 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, erosion control
- Native states
- AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, NE, NM, OK, TN, TX
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- Western Blue Clematis (Clematis occidentalis)
- Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa)
- Scarlet Leatherflower (Clematis texensis)