golden-bell clematis
Clematis tangutica
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 15 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Golden-bell clematis (Clematis tangutica) is a vine for cottage gardens, specimen planting, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Yellow flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Eden rose, Ornamental onion, and Japanese forest grass.
Native range
Central temperate Asia.