Clematis villosa Crocanthemum are clothed with lacy fern-like

are clothed with lacy fern-like green foliage and topped from late spring through early summer with fascinating butterfly-attracting purple flowers that resemble 2" long green pickles

each loaded with medium lavender flowers

Epimedium leptorrhizum can expand by 8" per year

20"' tall x 3

This special clone produces large chartreuse green flowers

Clematis villosa Crocanthemum are clothed with lacy fern-like(aka: Clematopsis scabiosifolia) Clematis villosa is an odd, and virtually unknown, non vining species that hails from the dry coastal grasslands of northern South Africa. The dissected green foliage adorns the lax hairy stems that grow to 3' long. The stem tips lift upward, supporting the pendant white buds that open to single blush pink flowers. For us, July and August are peak flowering season. This is certain to be one of the oddest clematis