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Sweet Autumn Clematis Clematis paniculata
Other plants called Sweet Autumn Clematis:
Previously known as:
- Clematis maximonowicziana
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Sweet Autumn Clematis is easy to grow and can become invasive due to a rampant growth habit in addition to self-seeding. Prune aggressively in fall or early spring. This plant may be less frequently damaged by deer than other clematis species (hybrids).
The pinwheel flowers are fragrant and white with 4 petal-like parts and many stamens. The seed heads are feathery in appearance. Grow on a trellis or a fence.
This plant is considered invasive in some states surrounding NC. Consider a native alternative.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Clematis
- Species:
- paniculata
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Japan
- Wildlife Value:
- This plant attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- This plant may be less frequently damaged by deer than other clematis species (hybrids).
- Climbing Method:
- Twining
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Vine
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Cascading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Fruit Description:
- Plume-like seed heads.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- Bracts
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1-inch white fragrant pinwheel flowers with 4 bracts that are petal-like and have many yellowish stamens.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The 3-5 leaflets per stem are green, shiny and leathery textured.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Vertical Spaces
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
- Poisonous
- Weedy
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Poison:
- Poison Severity:
- High
- Poison Symptoms:
- Poisonous by Dermatitis, ingestion, inhalation. All species are toxic, all parts are poisonous. Symptoms: Burning sensation of mouth and mouth ulcers; skin redness and burning sensation
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Anemonin
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Native alternative(s) for Clematis paniculata:
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Clematis virginiana
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Lonicera sempervirens
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Clematis armandii
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Clematis montana
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Clematis crispa
