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Clematis heracleifolia
Also called Tube Clematis
Clematis heracleifolia is a deciduous sub-shrub that scrambles rather than climbs, forming a bushy mound about 1 m tall with clusters of blue, tubular flowers in late spring and summer. It is grown in the garden as a border or ground-cover plant, and it is hardy and undemanding once established.
Clematis heracleifolia, the tube clematis (大叶铁线莲 da ye tie xian lian), is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to central and northern China. Unlike most other members of the genus Clematis, it has a scrambling rather than a climbing habit.
Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall by up to 50 cm (20 in) broad, it is a deciduous sub-shrub with broad downy leaves in groups of three, and delicate clusters of elongated tubular blue flowers in late spring and summer. Mature blooms recurve (bend backwards) into a trumpet shape. Repeat flowering sometimes occurs in autumn.
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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.
