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Clematis coactilis
Also called Curly-heads, Erect silky leather-flower, Virginia White Hair Leather Flower
Virginia whitehair leather flower is a small, erect, hairy shrub native only to a few counties in western Virginia, growing in shale-based soils. It is an unusual clematis that stays upright rather than climbing, so it needs well-drained, lean soil and full to part sun.
Clematis coactilis, common name Virginia white-hair leather flower, is a plant species endemic to the western part of the US State of Virginia. It is reported from only Botetourt, Roanoke, Craig, Montgomery, Giles, Wythe, and Pulaski Counties. It is usually found on soils formed from shale, less often dolomite, limestone or sandstone.
Clematis coactilis is a shrub, not a vine like many of the other members of the genus. It is erect, up to 45 cm (18 in) tall with silky, bristly or woolly hairs. Leaves are thick and leathery, simple but sometimes lobed, up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Flowers are bell-shaped, borne one at a time at the tips of branches, pale yellow sometimes with a purplish tinge. Achenes are hairy, with a feathery beak up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long.
Rush Stem Clematis · Clematis akebioides · Alpine clematis · Goat's Beard · Evergreen Clematis · Clematis aromatica · Pine hyacinth · Bigelow's leather flower · Traveler's-joy · Satincurls · Gold Wool Clematis · Early Virgin's Bower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematis coactilis 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.
