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Latin Name: Clematis terniflora
Common Name: Sweet Autumn Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Vining technique: twining and leaf petiole tendrils
Native range: Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Taiwan
Introduced: late 1800s
Sun/Shade: sun- part shade
Height: to 15'+
Zones: 5-9
Flowers are usually bisexual, although monoecious vines (with separate male and female flowers) may occur.
Flower: Creamy-white, 4 sepals, fragrant, August-October
Leaves: pinnately compound, semi-evergreen
Fruit: Achene
Seed heads: ornamental, feather-like styles
Prune: blooms on new wood, prune Feb.-March
Wildlife: Attractive to bees, leaves toxic to mammals
Notes: Invasive in some situations. Can be left to sprawl on the ground or over walls.
Where to find Clematis terniflora:
![Clematis terniflora location map](image/Vine_Arbor/Clematis%20terniflora%20location%20vine%20arbor%20map.jpg)
Common Name: Sweet Autumn Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Vining technique: twining and leaf petiole tendrils
Native range: Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Taiwan
Introduced: late 1800s
Sun/Shade: sun- part shade
Height: to 15'+
Zones: 5-9
Flowers are usually bisexual, although monoecious vines (with separate male and female flowers) may occur.
Flower: Creamy-white, 4 sepals, fragrant, August-October
Leaves: pinnately compound, semi-evergreen
Fruit: Achene
Seed heads: ornamental, feather-like styles
Prune: blooms on new wood, prune Feb.-March
Wildlife: Attractive to bees, leaves toxic to mammals
Notes: Invasive in some situations. Can be left to sprawl on the ground or over walls.
Where to find Clematis terniflora:
![Clematis terniflora location map](image/Vine_Arbor/Clematis%20terniflora%20location%20vine%20arbor%20map.jpg)
![Clematis terniflora seed heads](image/Vine_Arbor/Clematis%20terniflora%20seed%20heads.jpg)
Clematis terniflora seed heads
Clematis terniflora scrambling up a Norway Spruce,
north of the arboretum
![Clematis terniflora wall cascade](image/Vine_Arbor/Clematis%20terniflora%20wall%20cascade.jpg)
Clematis terniflora cascading down a large wall
![Clematis terniflora wall sprawl](image/Vine_Arbor/clematis%20terniflora%20wall%20sprawl.jpg)
Clematis terniflora sprawling over a stone wall, north end of the Maxwell Arboretum Vine Arbor
![Clematis terniflora close up](image/Vine_Arbor/Clematis%20terniflora%20close%20up.jpg)
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