Sweet Autumn Clematis
Clematis paniculata ‘Sweet Autumn’
Size: #1
8-10 feet tall
Zone 4
Full to Part Sun
Out of stock
Vigorous climber with abundant small white, sweetly scented blooms. Blooms from late summer to fall when most other clematis are done. Flowers attract pollinators. Songbirds use the vine as a nesting site. This plant may be less frequently damaged by deer than other clematis species. Plant to grow up a fence trellis or arbor. Remember, clematis like their “face” (green, viny portion and flowers) in the sun and their “feet” (roots) in the shade. While this beautifully ornate plant is wonderful for pollinators and songbirds, please note it can be poisonous to horses, dogs, and cats.
Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.