Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis paniculata)

Prolific, creamy-white, lightly fragrant flowers completely cover the foliage from late summer to fall and create a sensational floral show for the gardener to enjoy. It’s a vigorous, deciduous climbing perennial and should be grown on a trellis, fence, or other structure for support. Since it blooms on new wood, it’s best to prune to 12” above the ground in early spring or cut it back after flowering in southern zones to prevent self-seeding since many feathery, silver seed heads appear in fall after the flowers have passed. Sweet Autumn Clematis adds color and fragrance to the late season garden.