Spanish traveller’s joy
Clematis cirrhosa
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones7 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 feet tall5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, yellow, variegated, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Spanish traveller’s joy (Clematis cirrhosa) is a vine for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It is evergreen and has fragrant flowers. Blooms open in winter and spring, and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit them.
Pairs well with Black hellebore, Ruby Giant autumn crocus, and Daffodil.
Native range
Mediterranean.