Browse plants / Ranunculaceae
Small-leaved clematis Clematis microphylla
When it flowers
- January, not flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, flowering
- August, flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, not flowering
- December, not flowering
Drought-hardy climber with creamy winter-spring flowers and fluffy seed heads.
A tough climber of dry forest, coastal scrub and dunes across southern Australia. Creamy green-white flowers appear from late winter, followed by fluffy seed heads. Copes with sand, salt and dry summers.
In the garden
- Leaves
- Small, narrow, grey-green leaflets.
- Flowers
- Creamy white to greenish starry flowers with narrow sepals.
- Attracts
- Pollinating insects and shelter for small wildlife
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral and alkaline
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Coast
- Exposed to salt spray
- Climate
- Arid and semi-arid, dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and cuttings
Planting
Sun or part shade in well-drained soil. Let it scramble over a fence or shrub.
Pruning
Trim after the seed heads fade.
Care
Hardy; needs little water once established.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Order
- Ranunculales
- Native to
- ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia
- Natural range
- Coastal scrub, woodland and dry forest across southern Australia.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Clematis microphylla on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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