Soil type: Clay, Loam, Sand

Sun exposure: Full sun, partial sun, shade

Mature height: climbing vine 

Benefits: natural screening, bird nesting material

Description:

Benefits: natural screening, bird nesting material, native alternative, host plant

Description: Showy native vine that blooms in a flurry of small white flowers in mid-to-late summer. The long vines can extend up to 10 feet and flower for nearly a month. This avid climber will easily twine around a trellis or fence, or tall vegetation and shrubs. 

Clematis virginiana is often confused with Clematis paniculata (Sweet Autumn Clematis), a more aggressive Asian species that has escaped cultivation. The plants are easily distinguished by the leaves: The leaves of Virgin's Bower are jagged on the edges, but Sweet Autumn Clematis has rounded leaves. Virgin's Bower is a host plant for the Clematis Clearwing Moth.