- Clematis chrysocoma
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Gold Wool Clematis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Clematis Species: C. chrysocoma Binomial name Clematis chrysocoma Clematis chrysocoma or Gold Wool Clematis is a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. It has showy flowers like many members of that genus, but it also has a yellow down covering its young branches, leaves, and flower stalks.
C. armandii bears clusters of long-stalked 2-inch pinkish white flowers twice each year. It grows to 6-8 feet high and tolerates shade well compared to other varieties of clematis.[1] It is native to western China; in the USA it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones 9 to 6,[1] which are generally found in the southern USA.[2]
References
- ^ a b Bender, Steve, ed (January 2004). "The Southern Living Garden Book". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. p. 251. ISBN 0-376-03910-8.
- ^ "Plant Heat-Zone Map" (pdf). American Horticultural Society. http://www.ahs.org/pdfs/05_heat_map.pdf. Retrieved 15 Sept 2009.
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