White clematis (Clematis virginiana) is one of two wild clematis in the Northland. The other, a purple spring flower (Clematis verticillaris), is a vine, but not as large.

The so-called solitary clematis grows only 2 to 4 feet, with blue or white, nodding, urn-shaped flowers appearing from early to midsummer. It does need some type of support to keep it off the ground.

Clematis vines, such as this Durand’s clematis (Clematis x durandii), bring height and color to the garden when they climb trellises, fences and arbors. If you prune a clematis vine to keep it ...

Clematis crispa prefers moist, acidic, organic soils, and part to full sun. Thriving in zones 6-9, this vine will die to the ground during the winter but re-emerges in early spring.

Cold hardy in Zones 6-8, clematis is a deciduous vine that quickly grows 10 to 15 feet long. It needs sun for flowers and shade for roots, so mulching the root zone is advised.

The vine, which is a member of the Ranunculaceae family, native to the United States, is the perfect vine to grow on a fence, trellis, arbor or along the soil as a ground cover. While some may say ...

Dear Dena Mae: The white-flowering vine coming up on your fence and in your shrubs is sweet autumn clematis, alias Clematis ternifolia. This plant goes by more aliases than a three-time loser, but ...

Question Of The Week "I have a Clematis vine that is 10 years old. This is the first year it bloomed, and then it started turning brown at the ground and then all the way to the top.

This little clematis is a fairly small vine, about 8 to 10 feet tall, so she can grow on a lovely small trellis. You can see it growing just inside the IDEA Garden behind the south gate and to ...