Leather Flower (Vase Vine)

Leather flower is a graceful native clematis from the moist woodlands and streambanks of the central and eastern United States, distinguished by its nodding, urn-shaped flowers of leathery, thick-textured red-purple to mauve petals — the unusual closed, pitcher-like floral form is adapted for specialist bee pollinators that force their way inside for nectar, preventing nectar robbing by smaller insects. Unlike many showy cultivated clematis, leather flower blooms from late spring through summer with a steady succession of individual flowers rather than one dramatic flush, keeping the vine attractive for months; the feathery, plumed seedheads that follow add ornamental value into fall and winter. Grow on a fence, through a native shrub, or along a trellis in the partial shade of a woodland edge; pair with native ferns, columbines, and spicebush for a layered understory planting. Cut back to 12 inches in late winter before new growth resumes. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 24–48 дюймів Висота: 60–120 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–60 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 13–18°C

Leather flower is a graceful native clematis from the moist woodlands and streambanks of the central and eastern United States, distinguished by its nodding, urn-shaped flowers of leathery, thick-textured red-purple to mauve petals — the unusual closed, pitcher-like floral form is adapted for specialist bee pollinators that force their way inside for nectar, preventing nectar robbing by smaller insects. Unlike many showy cultivated clematis, leather flower blooms from late spring through summer with a steady succession of individual flowers rather than one dramatic flush, keeping the vine attractive for months; the feathery, plumed seedheads that follow add ornamental value into fall and winter. Grow on a fence, through a native shrub, or along a trellis in the partial shade of a woodland edge; pair with native ferns, columbines, and spicebush for a layered understory planting. Cut back to 12 inches in late winter before new growth resumes. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 24–48 дюймів Висота: 60–120 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–60 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 13–18°C --- Час посадки: -8–-4 тижнів осіння посадка Plant with crown at or slightly below soil level in moist, well-drained, slightly alkaline soil in partial shade; follow the classic clematis planting advice — head in the sun, feet in the shade — with cool mulch over the root zone.