| Description | Ground Clematis (Clematis recta purpurea) can be left to tumble to the ground, tied on a support structure or l will grow into a small shrub. |
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| Pronunciation | (KLEM-uh-tiss) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white, .75 to 1.25 inches, star shaped,made up of 4 tepals, borne in terminal panicles |
| Fruit | silvery seed heads |
| Leaves | early leaves purple changing to green, pinnately compound |
| Dimensions | up to 6 feet, clump forming Clematis |
| Maintenance | pruning group #3, cut back hard in the winter or early spring |
| Native Site | Eastern, Southern and Central Europe. |
| Misc Facts | . |
| Notes & Reference | #84-An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis (Mary Toomey, Everett Leeds), #122-Clematis (Christopher Lloyd) |
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