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Bigelow's leather flower

Clematis bigelovii

Also called Bigelow's Leatherflower, Bigelow's Clematis

Bigelow's leather flower is a perennial climbing or sprawling vine from the southwestern US, grown for its solitary purple bell-shaped flowers. It needs a bit of support to climb and does best in moist but well-drained soil.

Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as: Climber, Perennial
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil: Well-drained, somewhat rocky or gritty loam
Temperature: 10–30 °C; tolerates light frost but protect below -5 °C
How easy: Moderate
Safety: Toxic: Like other clematis, the leaves and sap contain irritant compounds that can cause skin irritation and mouth or stomach upset if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: E. Arizona to New Mexico
Climate: subtropical

About

Clematis bigelovii, common name Bigelow's clematis, is a perennial climbing plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It grows to approximately 2 feet (61 centimeters) in height with purple, solitary, bell-shaped flowers. It is native in Arizona and New Mexico and can be found in woodlands and rocky areas.

Where it grows

Clematis bigelovii has been reported from central to western New Mexico at elevations up to 4,500–5,500 feet (1,400–1,700 meters), occurring in canyons, and from eastern Arizona to 5,000 ft (1,500 m). It thrives in grassland, mountainous areas, and damp, rocky areas as well as pinyon–juniper woodlands to upper mixed conifer forests.

Other Clematis plants

Rush Stem Clematis · Clematis akebioides · Alpine clematis · Goat's Beard · Evergreen Clematis · Clematis aromatica · Pine hyacinth · Traveler's-joy · Satincurls · Gold Wool Clematis · Early Virgin's Bower · Virginia whitehair leather flower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematis bigelovii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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