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Clematis vitalba

Masses of small creamy-white flowers, initially tinged green in July-September followed by silvery seed heads. Filaments and anthers white. This is the UK's native clematis, known as 'Old Man's Beard', which can be seen scrambling through hedgerows and trees along the roadside. Vitalba means white vine.

Approximate height: The heights given here are for guidance only. Much depends on the growing conditions of individual specimens.	7.0 or more metres
Flowering period(s): Warning: the months here are approximate for the northern hemisphere: users south of the equator should add approximately 6 months so that July becomes January etc.	Jul Aug Sep
Aspect:	Any aspect
Pruning:	Hard prune (Group 3)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Other name(s):	Traveller's Joy; Old Man's Beard; Virgin's Bower; Ladies' Bower; Honesty etc
Further detail:	Flower diameter: 1.8-2.5cm Tepals: 4 (-6); 0.5-1.5cm long, 0.2-0.5cm wide, oblong to obovate, reflexing with age, tip recurved