Clematis ligusticifolia
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Virgin's Bower, Old Man's Beard
A perennial vine that can crawl up to 30 feet tall. White flowers bloom in the summer. It is deciduous in the summer. This vine is toxic and causes a skin irritation. Early settlers called this plant the pepper vine and used this as a pepper substitute.
Plant with: Birch (Betula species), Ceanothus species, Dogwood (Cornus species), Coffeeberry (Frangulas species), Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus), Wild Rose (Rosa species), and Western Blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum ssp. occidentale)
- Full shade to part shade
- Best in sand and clay soils
- Water twice a month once established
- Great companion plant under evergreen oaks
- Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
- Deer resistant
- Hardy up to -20 degrees
- Native to California