FNPS Plant Database

Clematis baldwinii

pine-hyacinth
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

pine-hyacinth

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Clematis baldwinii

Family:

Rannunculaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.0 - 1.5 ft tall by 1.0 - 2.0 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

Winter dormant. Flowers sporadically in spring - autumn.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower gardens in piney areas.

Considerations:

Easily lost in flower beds.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Friends

Propagation:

Seed, but no easy methods.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

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:

neutral to slightly acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds, Mammals

Pine-hyacinth attracts many pollinators, from bumblebees and other native bees to butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Wet flatwoods. Scrub and sandhill

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

The Seminole tribe used infusion of plant for sunstroke

General Comments:

In full sun areas, this plant will become close to dormant in the summer. Cutting back dried out foliage will stimulate new growth in the Fall.



Endemic to peninsular Florida.

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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