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Clematis paniculata is a New Zealand evergreen woody climbing vine, the most common of the country's seven native clematis species, found in forests from lowlands to low mountains. Give it moist soil and a support to climb, and it flowers in late winter to spring.
Clematis paniculata (Māori: puawānanga or puapua) is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is one of seven species of clematis native to New Zealand. C. paniculata is the most common of these, and is widespread in forests throughout the country.
Growing from lowland areas up to low mountainous forests, it flowers between August and November.
Clematis paniculata is native to New Zealand. It was naturalised on the Chatham Islands and can be found throughout North, South and Stewart Island.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clematis paniculata 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.
