Clematis
(Clematis sp)
 
Armand
(C. armandi)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 7
 
Fruit and Flower
White flowers in spring.
 
Comments
Blooms on previous year's wood; prune after flowering.  Evergreen or semievergreen.
 
 
Big-Petal
(C. macropetala)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Large blue flowers with many sepals in spring.
 
Comments
Prune after flowering.
 

Curly
(C. crispa)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Long purple, bell-shaped flowers all summer.
 
Comments
Blooms on current year's wood.
 

Duchess of Edinburgh
(C. florida hybrid 'Duchess of Edinburgh')
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Pure white double flowers resemble gardenias.
 
Comments
Blooms on previous year's wood.
 

Durand
(C. x durandi)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Dark blue flowers with white, midsummer, seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
Dies to ground in winter.
 

Fragrant Tube
(C. heracleifolia 'davidiana')
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 4-5
 
Fruit and Flower
Fragrant blue flowers in late summer.
 
Comments
Does well in full sun or partial shade.
 

Golden
(C. tangutica)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 5
 
Fruit and Flower
Large bright yellow flowers in late spring; seed heads in early fall.
 
Comments
Soft, gray-green leaves form good background for masses of flowers.  Needs full sun.  Blooms are long-lasting.
 

Henryi
(C. henryi)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 5
 
Fruit and Flower
Pale flesh-colored to ivory blooms, up to 7 inches across.
 
Comments
A showy climbing vine.  Does best in light, loamy, well-drained soil.
 
 
Jackmani
(C. x jackmani)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Large purple flowers in mid-summer, seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
Popular hybrids.  Blooms on current year's wood.
 

Jouin
(C. x jouiniana)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 5
 
Fruit and Flower
White or purple flowers in mid-summer; seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
Vigorous climber.
 

Nelly Moser
(C. patens hybrid 'Nelly Moser')
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Pale mauve petals; profuse bloom.
 
Comments
Popular hybrid.
 

Pink Anemone
(C. montana 'Rubens')
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Red or pink flowers in late spring; seed heads in summer.
 
Comments
Long-lasting flowers bloom on previous year's wood.  New foliage is bronze-colored.  Grows rapidly.
 
Clematis
(Clematis sp)
 
Scarlet
(C. texensis)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Many bright scarlet flowers in midsummer; seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
Excellent ornamental native.  Grows rapidly.  Evergreen or semievergreen.
 

Solitary
(C. integrifolia)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 6
 
Fruit and Flower
Small white, blue, or purple flowers in midsummer.
 
Comments
A non-twining, bush-form clematis.  Flowers bloom at tips of stems.  Grows in sun or shade.
 

Sweet Autumn
(C. paniculata)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 5
 
Fruit and Flower
Many fragrant white flowers in late summer; seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
One of easiest vines to grow.  Has dense foliage.  Resistant to insects or disease.  Evergreen or semievergreen.  Good for a bank or slope.
 

Traveler's Joy
(C. vitalba)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 5
 
Fruit and Flower
Small white flowers in late summer; large seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
Vigorous species with dense foliage.  Good for a bank or slope.
 

Virgin's Bower
(C. virginiana)
 
Type: Perennial
Zone: 5
 
Fruit and Flower
Small white flowers in late summer; seed heads in fall.
 
Comments
Native; good for a wildflower garden.  Grows rapidly.  Withstands wet soil.