Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica
Common name: 
Fern-leaved Clematis
Pronunciation: 
KLEM-a-tis ki-RO-sa ba-lee-AH-ri-ka
Family: 
Ranunculaceae
Genus: 
Clematis
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Evergreen vine, vigorous, 12-15 ft (3.5-4.5 m) tall.  Leaves glossy bronze-tinted, deeply cut.  Flowers creamy-white, speckled inside with reddish-maroon, fragrant; winter blooming, in western Oregon from November to February.
  • Sun, well-drained soil
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 7      Native to Balearic Islands and Corsica.
  • cirrhosa: having tendrels; the leaf stalks act as a tendrils.     balearica: of the Balearic Islands of the Mediterranean.
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  • flowers and leaves, winter

    flowers and leaves, winter

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