Leatherflower
Clematis viorna
A charming native vine that climbs gently using tendril-like petioles. Bears unique, nodding, thick-petaled, urn-shaped flowers that range from pinkish-red to deep violet, followed by feathery, ornamental seed heads. Thrives in rich, moist soils over limestone.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- vine
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–10 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- red, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, MO, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Clematis species
- Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana)
- Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha)
- Pitcher's Leatherflower (Clematis pitcheri)
- Western Virgin's Bower (Clematis ligusticifolia)
- Western Blue Clematis (Clematis occidentalis)
- Swamp Leatherflower (Clematis crispa)