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Forest Clematis

Clematis glycinoides

Also called Headachevine

Forest Clematis
Photo: Moonlight0551 from Australia, CC BY 2.0

Forest Clematis is a woody Australian climbing vine that can reach about 15 m, grown for its cream-white flowers and feathery seedheads. It needs moist, well-drained conditions and some shelter to do well.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially in growing season, but never waterlogged.
Soil
Humus-rich, well-drained soil; a neutral to slightly acidic mix.
Temperature
Subtropical to mild temperate; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Clematis species contain protoanemonin, which can irritate the skin and mouth and cause stomach upset if the leaves or stems are chewed or eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
SE. Queensland to SE. Australia (Lord Howe Is), Vanuatu
Climate
subtropical

About

Clematis glycinoides, commonly known as headache vine, is a shrub or climber of the family Ranunculaceae, found in eastern Australia and New Caledonia.

Where it grows

C. glycinoides is found in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. It grows in woodland, forests and rainforests, on basalt, limestone, shale or sandstone soils with good drainage. Open forest species that it grows under include grey myrtle (Backhousia myrtifolia), grey ironbark (Eucalyptus paniculata) and manna gum (E. viminalis), as well as floodplain forest trees such as cabbage gum (Eucalyptus amplifolia) and broad-leaved apple (Angophora subvelutina).

Other Clematis plants

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 glycinoides 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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