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Clematis hirsutissima
Bush Clematis
Plant Type:
ARID LAND PLANTSClematis hirsutissima – is another one of the “bush clematis” from the western U. S., not often seen. Deep, dark purple-blue relatively narrow waxy bells dangle among very hirsute, deeply cut foliage in a very gray-green, the color due to all the silvery-white hairs. These are followed by typical fuzzy seed heads that extend interest. Ours are grown in a calcareous bony mix to which some good compost has been added. In richer soil they may grow taller but ours seldom exceed 15”. Seed grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Clematis hirsutissima
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Spring
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Light
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Border
- Rock Garden
- Specimen
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Slow
Soil
- Sandy
- Calcareous
- Scrabbled
- Fertile
- Draining
Origins
- Western U.S.
Propagated By
- By Seed / Potted