Orange-peel Clematis Clematis tangutica

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Clematis

  Species:

  tangutica

  Family:

  Ranunculaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

  Recommended Propagation Strategy:

  Seed

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Central temperate Asia

  Wildlife Value:

  Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

  Dimensions:

  Height: 12 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 6 ft. 0 in. - 8 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Poisonous

  Vine

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Climbing

  Growth Rate:

  Rapid

  Maintenance:

  Medium

  Texture:

  Medium

• 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

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Sand

  Soil pH:

  Alkaline (>8.0)

  Neutral (6.0-8.0)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Available Space To Plant:

  3 feet-6 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  3a, 3b, 4b, 4a, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Fruit Value To Gardener:

  Good Dried

  Showy

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Type:

  Achene

  Fruit Width:

  < 1 inch

  Fruit Description:

  This plant has many small, dry fruits (each with a silky-plumose tail). Seedheads are fluffy, silvery, and highly ornamental.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Long Bloom Season

  Showy

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Flower Shape:

  Bell

  Trumpet

  Tubular

  Flower Petals:

  4-5 petals/rays

  6 petals/rays

  7 - 20 petals/rays

  Flower Size:

  3-6 inches

  Flower Description:

  Yellow flowers point downward resembling small bells. Its flowers have 4-8 petal-like parts of various colors and many stamens, usually solitary on long stalks (3-6" long)

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Feel:

  Glossy

  Leathery

  Smooth

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Alternate

  Leaf Shape:

  Cordate

  Cuneate

  Lanceolate

  Oblong

  Leaf Margin:

  Denticulate

  Serrate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  1-3 inches

  Leaf Description:

  Leaves are pinnate to bipinnate and medium green. Lanceolate to oblong leaflets (to 2 1/3” long) have acute tips, tiny toothed margins, and cuneate to subcordate bases.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Description:

  Slightly downy stems 3-6 " long

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Rock Wall

  Vertical Spaces

  Landscape Theme:

  Asian Garden

  Butterfly Garden

  Cottage Garden

  Drought Tolerant Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Design Feature:

  Mass Planting

  Screen/Privacy

  Specimen

  Attracts:

  Butterflies

  Hummingbirds

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Black Walnut

  Deer

  Drought

  Poor Soil

  Rabbits

  Problems:

  Poisonous to Humans

  Problem for Cats

  Problem for Dogs

  Problem for Horses

• Poisonous to Humans:

  Poison Severity:

  High

  Poison Symptoms:

  Clematis can cause severe mouth pain and ulcers if eaten. Toxic to dogs, cats, horses. Clinical signs are salivation, vomiting, diarrhea. In humans, symptoms may include dizziness, confusion, fainting, and convulsions. Fatalities are rare, due to the rapid and intense bitter taste and mouth irritation from eating. Gastric lavage is recommended and anti-inflammatory to soothe irritated tissue. Contact dermatitis results in skin redness and burning sensation for some people, gardening gloves are recommended.

  Poison Toxic Principle:

  protoanemonin

  Causes Contact Dermatitis:

  Yes

  Poison Part:

  Leaves

  Sap/Juice