This is a very easy-care vine, as long as you remember when and how to shear it. Shear it down to about 12" from the ground in late winter or early spring. New growth is quick, with the vine adding length in no time. This drastic cut-back ensures that the plant's stems will not turn woody. This is a self-sower, with filaments and seeds covering the vines once bloom time has passed. These give the vine a puffy-cloud look in late fall, winter, and early spring. Consider leaving the seedpods on the plant, or trim them quickly to keep the vine in check. Then give it a drastic cut-back later on. Doing best in moist but well-draining soils, it can be fertilized from time to time before summer bloom.

Sweet Autumn Clematis has starry white blooms with pom-pom centers in white and palest yellow scattered all over attractively shaped and strong green leaves. With its vining nature, this deciduous plant will climb and cover in two of the four seasons... great for trailing along fences, climbing up garden structures, or even filling some gaps along the garden floor. Bloom time for this plant is right when most gardens need it most, in late summer and just before the start of autumn, when other plants are slowing down their flower production. With their sweet fragrance, the blooms attract pollinators as they catch the light.