Clematis tangutica
Golden clematis

• Hardiness: USDA Zone 5.

• Water use: Moderate.

• Light: Full sun or light shade.

• Size: 8-10 feet tall.

• Native Range: China.

• Plant habit and use: Thin, wiry vine.  Grow up on trellises or as a spreading ground cover.

• Leaves: Compound leaves with small leaflets.  Bright green during the growing season, turning reddish in the fall.

• Stems:  Green vine.

• Flowers: Bright yellow flowers in mid-summer through fall.  Flowers are formed on the new stems that grow during the year.

• Fruits:  Beautiful feathery seeds head are produced from the flowers.  They start looking like tiny fireworks on the vine and then become cottony.

• Maintenance: Vine may need some help to get started on a trellis.  Cut vine back to the ground in spring.

• Other: Seeds are viable, so a few plants may sprout up near the original vine.