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Clematis

Clematis

1 7.9
A climbing or upright plant with showy flowers often grown on trellises
  • noun
  • /ˈklɛmɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Clemátide
  • The clematis in my garden blooms with large purple flowers during the summer months.
  • flowering Clematis

Examples

  • And last but not least are Clematis, the Guernsey cream.

  • PHOTO: Clematis hybrid.

    Academic text (1994)
  • She decided to plant a clematis along the trellis to add height and color to her backyard.

  • Many gardeners appreciate clematis for their stunning variety of colors and shapes of flowers.

Compounds

Clematis crispa
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant with blue and purple flowers that grows in the southern United States

Clematis lasiantha
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant with clusters of creamy white flowers that grows in California

Clematis ochreleuca
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bush with curly leaves that grows wild in the eastern United States

Clematis tangutica
  • Specialized
9.7

A climbing plant with yellow lantern-shaped flowers that people grow in gardens

Clematis texensis
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant from Texas with bright red, bell-shaped flowers

Clematis versicolor
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing woody plant from the southern United States with purple or blue flowers and thick parts that curve back

9.3

A climbing plant from northeastern North America with waxy purplish-blue flowers

Clematis viorna
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant with large purple-red bell-shaped flowers

Clematis virginiana
  • Specialized
9.7

A climbing vine with clusters of small white flowers that grows in eastern North America

Clematis vitalba
  • Specialized
9.9

A strong climbing plant that loses its leaves in winter and has fragrant greenish-white flowers in summer and autumn

A climbing plant with bluish-purple flowers

marsh clematis
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant with bluish-purple flowers that grows in wet ground

A climbing plant with waxy purplish-blue flowers

A climbing plant from China with toothed leaves and large yellow flowers used in gardens

purple clematis
  • Specialized
7.5

A climbing plant with purple flowers that grows on fences or walls

A climbing vine from California with thin woody stems and showy flowers

A woody climbing plant with bright red, hanging flowers

Surface Forms

Clematis singular
Clematises plural

Etymology

The word Clematis comes from the Greek klema, meaning 'twig' or 'vine'. So these plants climb using their branches, which is why Clematis today refers to a climbing plant often grown for its beautiful flowers.