Zone: 5
Height : 3.5 m (10 ft) x same
Growth: Vine climbs with leaf tendrils (best with wire or trellis)
Foliage: Deciduous, dark greenFlower: Purple-blue or purple-pink, long flowering - May to September
Fruit: Fluffy seed heads provide fall interest
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Moist, average
Garden site: Very ornamental plant for walls or other vertical structures
Clematis pitcheri (Purple leatherflower)
C$15.00Price
Also known as Leatherflower or Bell flower, C. pitcheri is of the viorna group of clematis. Not large-showy but continual in bloom from May to August, with delicate looking but quite leathery blooms. Fluffy seed heads decorate the vine into late fall.
Like all clematis, prefers its roots to be shaded. Benefits from support; give it something to climb.
