Virgin’s Bower – Native Plant of the Day 08/12/2024
Photo from 8/13/2013. Location: Walker County, Ga.
More info / photos at the Clematis virginiana detail page.
Virgin’s Bower – Clematis virginiana
Leather Vasevine – Native Plant of the Day 07/21/2024
Photo from 07/12/2010. Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood County, NC.
More photos / info at the Clematis viorna detail page.
Leather Vasevine, Leather Flower – Clematis viorna
Hairy Clematis – Native Plant of the Day 06/25/2024
Photo from 05/31/2012. Location: Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID.
More photos / info at the Clematis hirsutissima detail page.
Vase-flower, Sugarbowl, Leather-flower, Hairy Clematis – Clematis hirsutissima
Western Clematis – Native Plant of the Day 10/17/2018
Photo from 6/19/2011. Location: Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID.
More photos / info at the Clematis ligusticifolia detail page.
Western Clematis – Clematis ligusticifolia
Western Virgin’s Bower – Native Plant of the Day 06/26/2018
Photo from 06/01/2012. Location: Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID.
More photos / info at the Clematis occidentalis detail page.
Western Virgin’s Bower, Mountain Clematis, Purple Clematis – Clematis occidentalis
Virgin’s Bower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (08/20/2013.) Scientific name is Clematis virginiana. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA on Aug 13, 2013. Go to the Virgin’s Bower detail page for more photos and information.
Virgin’s Bower – Clematis virginiana
USWildflowers Daily Plant 12/02/2012.
Photo from 8/23/2009. Location: Walker County, GA.
Sweet Autumn Clematis, an introduced species, are the smaller flowers shown here surrrounding a native Wild Potato Vine blossom. For more photos and information go to the Clematis terniflora detail page.
Sweet Autumn Clematis – Clematis terniflora – surrounding the larger, native Ipomoea
My wife and I were going over to Waynesville, NC on Thursday to pick up a granddaughter who had been spending a few days with her best friend from Papua New Guinea. Being the fall color season, we wanted to take some time for some photographs in the mountains, so we left early, before 7 AM. It turned out that sunrise was just as we were getting to Lake Ocoee (also known as Parksville Lake), and the cool morning brought fog and mist with it. We also had time to take brief drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the daytrip to Waynesville.
Sunrise over Lake Ocoee
Western Virgin’s Bower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/10/2012.) Scientific name is Clematis occidentalis. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on June 1, 2012. It is also known by the common names Western Blue Virginsbower, Mountain Clematis, Purple Clematis, and Purple Virgin’s-bower. Go to the Western Virgin’s Bower detail page for more information.
Western Virgin’s Bower, Western Blue Virginsbower, Mountain Clematis, Purple Clematis, Purple Virgin’s-bower – Clematis occidentalis
Hairy Clematis, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/07/2012.) Scientific name is Clematis hirsutissima. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on May 31, 2012. Go to the Hairy Clematis detail page for more information.
Vase-flower, Sugarbowl, Leather-flower, Hairy Clematis – Clematis hirsutissima