How appropriate that bower vine (Pandorea jasminoides) should so powerfully evoke the divine. A bower is a leafy arbor or rustic retreat, a place to get away from it all and return to your essence.

Virgin’s-Bower or Old Man’s Beard Virgin’s-bower (Clematis virginiana) is a native woody vine that inhabits a wide variety of open habitats such as field edges, streamside corridors and ...