![]() ![]() The leaves vary in shape as seen in the photos below. The fluffy seed heads of a female plant high in the treetops. Photographed North Egmont Road, Mt Egmont/Taranaki.Ī developing seed head. They are only on the female plants. Their rising as morning stars signals the approach of summer, the period between these two events (June to November) coinciding with the flowering, first of whauwhaupaku (Pseudopanax arboreus and then puawananga (Clematis paniculata).Ī female plant with fluffy seed heads. ![]() To some tribes, whauwhaupaku (the five finger tree) and puawananga were the offspring of Puanga (Rigel, the bright star of Orion) and Rehua (Antares, the bright star of Scorpion). The Maori made garlands from the flowers.Īndrew Crowe in his book (Which native forest plant) described a beautiful Maori legend for these “stars of the forest”. SHIPPING RESTRICTION: In order for us to protect the environment and comply with regulations, were unable to. The leaflet stalks twine around trunks, branches and twigs taking it high into tree canopies.Ĭlematis paniculata was traditionally a harbinger of spring to Maori, for whom it was also connected with the harvest of eels, a spring event. Clematis paniculata (aka Clematis terniflora). The leaves of seedlings and juveniles are much narrower. Sweet autumn clematis ( Clematis terniflora) is a perennial flowering vine that produces sweetly fragrant flowers in the late summer and early fall. paniculata shiny dark green leaves are three foliate and the broadly ovate leaflets are 5-10cm long and 3-5cm wide with margins that are entire or with a few rounded teeth towards the tip. Most plants sold by garden centres are male, as the male flowers are usually larger and are showier.Ĭ. Fluffy seed-heads are produced in late summer/autumn on the female plants. These are larger than the female flowers which are produced on separate plants. In the wild it is mostly found growing in forests, spreading into treetops where it produces masses of pure white male flowers (5-10cm) in spring. Like many other New Zealand plants, it has distinct juvenile and adult stages. a.s.l.).Ĭlematis paniculata is a woody vine that will grow from the base of a tree to have a long, bare trunk (200 mm diameter at base) with the foliage and flowers in the canopy, up to 12m above the ground. It is common in lowland and low mountain slopes on the edge of forest fragments (up to 1000 m. If you just planted your clematis, you might consider sacrificing green. How you cut, however, will depend on whether the plant blooms in spring or late summer. Mid-spring or later blooming: Prune in early spring before buds swell and growth begins. Bridal Veil, Piki-kai-areroĬlematis paniculata is endemic to the North, South and Stewart Islands and is now naturalised on the Chatham Islands. Robust high-climbing evergreen woody climber. Early-spring blooming: Prune right after flowering has finished. Synonyms: Clematis integrifolia Clematis integrifolia, Clematis indivisa.Ĭommon name: Puawhananga ('flower of the skies'), White clematis, New Zealand clematis. ![]()
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