Clematis villosa Juniperus Sonora and Sinaloa

Sonora and Sinaloa

Our offering is grown from a Jeff Thompson seed collection from a population at 5

Firecracker vine grows just fast enough to be garden-worthy

this xerophyte has long been our favorite dry rock garden selaginella

Spreading types can be dug and individual rhizomes replanted to expand the display

Clematis villosa Juniperus Sonora and Sinaloa(aka: Clematopsis scabiosifolia) Clematis villosa is an odd, and virtually unknown, non vining species that hails from the dry coastal grasslands of northern South Africa. The dissected green foliage adorns the lax hairy stems that grow to 3' long. The stem tips lift upward, supporting the pendant white buds that open to single blush pink flowers. For us, July and August are peak flowering season. This is certain to be one of the oddest clematis