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Clematis gouriana

Clematis gouriana

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

This species, along with some others in the genus, abounds in an acrid poisonous principle[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Climber
GrowthFast

Clematis gouriana is found in warm temperate and subtropical regions of eastern Asia, also growing at higher elevations in tropical regions. It is surprisingly hardy, with some forms known to tolerate temperatures down to -20°c or lower[2]. Prefers a position where the base of the plant is in cool shade, but the plant can grow up through trees or shrubs into a sunny position[2]. It grows best in a moist but freely draining, humus-rich loamy soil[2]. The plant is grown as an ornamental, often being allowed to grow into trees and large shrubs. It flowers on the current season's new growth and generally does not need pruning unless it is growing too large, in which case simply thinning out some of the stems in late winter or early spring before now growth commences is usually all that is needed[2].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Clematis+gouriana>

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References

  1. [1]Economic Products of India. Volume 1. — Watt. G. · Government of India: Calcutta. · 1883 ↩︎Although over 100 years old, it still contains a wealth of information on useful plants. Many of the botanical names have been changed since then, so you have to check for up to date names. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Clematis - The Genus — Grey-Wilson. C. · B. T. Batsford. London. · 2000 · ISBN 0-7134-7659-1 ↩︎An excellent and well illustrated concise guide to all the known specis of Clematis.
  3. [3]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  4. [4]Screening of bioconstituents and in vitro cytotoxicity of Clematis gouriana leaves — Shalika Rana et al · 2015 · http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2014.1000891 ↩︎