Old man's beard
Clematis vitalba
In Dutch: Bosrank
ClimbersCollection: Native species
Size and growth
- Mature height
- 8 m
- Mature spread
- 3 m
- Height as sold
- about 40–60 cm
- Full grown after
- 3–5 years
Position and care
- Position
- sun / partial shade
- Water needs
- average
- Evergreen
- no, loses its leaves
- Flower colour
- white
- Climbs
- yes, place it by a wall, fence or trellis
- Winter-hardy
- yes
- Bees & butterflies
- yes, a good nectar plant
- Hay fever
- not or weakly allergenic
- Poisonous
- mildly poisonous
- Pricks or stings
- no
- Maintenance
- average
Through the year
- Leaf
- April to October
- Flower
- June to September
- Fruit
- September to December