FNPS Plant Database

Clematis reticulata

netleaf virgin's-bower
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

netleaf virgin's-bower

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Clematis reticulata

Family:

Rannunculaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

climbs to 10 or more. ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

red,purple

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Grow on a fence, trellis, or arbor. In informal settings, allow to twine around tree or shrub stems. Interesting bell-shaped flowers and whorled white sprays of fruit.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed. 

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval host for mournful thyris ( Thyris sepulchralis ).  


Attracts various pollinators, especially bees.

Birds and other small wildlife consume seed.

Native Habitats:

Dry mesic upland mixed forest, sandhill.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Vogelpohl, Sid. (2016). Know Your Natives: Net-leaf Leather-flower. ( https://anps.org/2016/07/05/know-your-natives-net-leaf-leather-flower/ ). Accessed 2026. Arkansas Native Plant Society, Dardanelle, AR.


Huegel, Craig N. (2009-2025). Native Florida Wildflowers (blog). ( http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/ ).

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