Old man's beard the only clematis we did not introduce, three plants having somehow survived from the days of overgrazing, one in a very dry area with little grass, the others protected by cedars. I now have some small vines from seed that I hope to get into the ground in the winter of 2000.
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I started our purple leatherflowers from seed collected from the Barton Creek watershed. It has proved hardy in all locations, but several have done especially well in the shade of our cabin and regularly produce numerous seedlings.
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Clematis terniflora is a newcomer to the Texas flora, from Japan. Our plant is from cuttings taken from a seep below a bluff near Barton Creek. It has thrived in a similar moist area with a northern exposure, producing masses of summer blooms followed by attractive seed clusters. Not at all invasive, it has not propagated itself.