Fragrant, small
blue tubular flowers are clustered in the leaf
axils or at the tip of the thin stems - sepals
are strongly reflexed
Late summer
Compound foliage of
3 leaflets, each leaflet is coarsely toothed.
Fluffy seed heads
Sprawling plant and
will require staking. Clematis requires a
warm top (full sun to partial shade on the vine) and a cool bottom
(shade on the root zone).
'Cote d'Azur' - Light blue flowers, similar to the
species.
var. davidiana - violet-blue flowers,
sepals less reflexed, showier than the species. This
variety is dioecious while C. heracleifolia is
monoecious. This selection leans toward a herbaceous
quality and C. heracieifolia are subshrubs.
'Wyevale' - Dark blue flowers with attractive crimped
sepals.
