Virgin’s bower (Clematis virginiana) is a delightful native vine. The trifoliate leaves are a medium-green ... an inch in diameter and white. This plant can have all male flowers, all female ...

Strolling among the flowery meads in medieval gardens, you might have found a shady recess or arbor, rustic yet picturesque, called a bower. Leafy vines were grown up and around bowers to provide ...