Characteristics:

Curlyheads produce wide clumps of attractive green foliage growing off a series of robust stems.  In late spring, the plants are topped with nodding, fuzzy, white bell-shaped flowers. After flowering, they develop dramatic, feathery seedheads that give the plant its common name.

Cultivation

Clematis ochroleuca is very difficult to root from cuttings.  Seed must be cold stratified for several months, and may remain dormant until autumn.  Thrives in well-drained soil, suffers in waterlogged conditions. A tricky plant to grow in captivity, but readily self-propagates once established in its home environment.

Habitat:

Dry woods and woodland edges

Clematis ocroleuca

Curlyheads

Type: Viney Herbaceous Perennial

Family: Ranunculaceae

Height: 1 to 3 ft

Spread: .5 to 1 ft

Bloom: White, April to June

Sun: Sun - Part Shade

Water: Medium-Dry

Tolerates: deer, drought

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