Clematis ochroleuca W. Aiton. Subgenus: Viorna. Common name: Curlyheads. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Dry woodlands and woodland borders, generally over mafic or calcareous rocks, such as diabase, gabbro, or calcareous siltstone. Distribution: Primarily Piedmont: C. MD south to ec. GA; disjunct on Long Island, NY.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA3, G, K4, NS, NY, POWO, RAB, Va, W; = Coriflora ochroleuca (Aiton) W.A.Weber — Weber (1995); = Viorna ochroleuca (Aiton) Small — S; > Viorna ochroleuca (Aiton) Small — S13; > Viorna ovata (Pursh) Small — S13. Basionym: Clematis ochroleuca Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: = Clematis ochroleuca - FNA3
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial of dry woodlands and woodland borders, generally over mafic or calcareous rocks, such as diabase, gabbro, or calcareous siltstone.
Stems: Stems simple or branching from nodes, furry and at times a little woody.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile, oval, to 5 in. long, occasionally shallowly lobed, somewhat leathery.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers solitary and nodding at top of stem, purple- or blue-tinged on the outside and creamy yellow inside, shaped like an upside-down urn (to 1 1/3 in. long) and composed of 4 thick sepals (no true petals) with strongly recurved tips.
Fruits: Fruit a golden, feathery, curved seed.
Comments: C. addisonii and C. albicoma and coactilis ??? A lesser known native species of Clematis with habit more like a shrub than a vine.
Height: 3 ft.
plant sale text: Curlyheads is a lesser known native species of Clematis. Habit is more similar to a shrub than a vine. Thrives when it is allowed to clamber loosely upon a woody plant for support. Its flowers are bell-like, with petal-like sepals. Based on the shape of its flowers, a common name that has been used for this species is Granddaddy's-pipe. The feathery, copper- brown seed heads are quite showy in the garden. Found most often in upland woods.
bloom table text:
description: Erect perennial of dry woodlands and woodland borders, generally over mafic or calcareous rocks, such as diabase, gabbro, or calcareous siltstone.
stems: Stems simple or branching from nodes, furry and at times a little woody.
leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile, oval, to 5 in. long, occasionally shallowly lobed, somewhat leathery.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers solitary and nodding at top of stem, purple- or blue-tinged on the outside and creamy yellow inside, shaped like an upside-down urn (to 1 1/3 in. long) and composed of 4 thick sepals (no true petals) with strongly recurved tips.
fruits: Fruit a golden, feathery, curved seed.
comments: C. addisonii and C. albicoma and coactilis ??? A lesser known native species of Clematis with habit more like a shrub than a vine.
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native range: eastern United States
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