Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway - Virgin's Bower

Clematis virginiana (also known as Devil's Darning Needles, Devil's Hair, Love Vine, Traveller's Joy, Virgin's Bower, Virginia Virgin's Bower, Wild Hops, and Woodbine) is a vine of the Ranunculaceae family native to the United States.

This plant is a vine which can climb up to 10-20ft tall. It grows on the edges of the woods, moist slopes, fence rows, in thickets and in streambanks. It produces white, fragrant flowers about an inch in diameter between July and September.

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• Wikipedia - Virgin's Bower
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_virginiana
• USDA PLANTS Database
  http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CLVI5
• Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway
• Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflowers in Color

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