Clematis chrysocoma, the gold wool clematis, is a flowering vine of the genus Clematis. It has showy flowers like many members of that genus, but it also has a yellow down covering its young branches, leaves, and flower stalks. It is endemic to southern China (W Guizhou, W Sichuan, Yunnan).[1]
Clematis armandii bears clusters of long-stalked 2-inch pinkish white flowers twice each year. It grows to 6–8 feet high and tolerates shade well compared to other varieties of clematis.[2] It is native to western China; in the USA it grows best in American Horticultural Society zones 9 to 6,[2] which are generally found in the southern USA.[3]
References
^Wang Wencai, Bruce Bartholomew. "Clematis chrysocoma". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ abBender, Steve, ed. (January 2004). "The Southern Living Garden Book: Completely Revised, All-New Edition". The Southern Living Garden Book (2nd ed.). Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House. p. 251. ISBN0-376-03910-8.
