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Old Mans Beard in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Clematis vitalba

 

Old Man's Beard

Clematis vitalba is described as a perennial vine with climbing, woody stems. It can grow 20 to 30 metres long. The leaf arrangement is opposite. The leaves are pinnately compound, consisting of usually 5 leaflets. The leaflet margins are usually entire, but the upper leaflet is sometimes 3-lobed. This species is deciduous. The flowers are white to greenish-white, and they are about 2cm in diameter. It can completely blanket surrounding vegetation and needs careful management as it is highly invasive.

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plant Features
  • Old Mans Beard likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Old Mans Beard likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Old Mans Beard is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Old Mans Beard likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Old Man's Beard

Latin name

Clematis vitalba

type

Perennial Climber

family

Ranunculaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Old Mans Beard likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Old Mans Beard is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Old Mans Beard likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    Old Mans Beard likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Old Mans Beard is 20.00meters x 30.00meters 20.00 M 30.00 M

Clematis vitalba

Clematis vitalba is described as a perennial vine with climbing, woody stems. It can grow 20 to 30 metres long. The leaf arrangement is opposite. The leaves are pinnately compound, consisting of usually 5 leaflets. The leaflet margins are usually entire, but the upper leaflet is sometimes 3-lobed. This species is deciduous. The flowers are white to greenish-white, and they are about 2cm in diameter. It can completely blanket surrounding vegetation and needs careful management as it is highly invasive.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Clematis vitalba prefers base rich alkaline soils and moist climates with warm summers. It is ideally suited to a sunny or partially shaded site, protected from cold winds and hard winter frosts.

 
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