The Iroquois also used an infusion of the roots to treat venereal disease sores. An infusion of the root was used for stomach trouble and nerves and also for kidney problems by the Cherokee and the Iroquois. The Cherokee used an infusion combined with milkweed for backache and as an ingredient in ceremonial green corn medicine. An extract of the stems was used as a hallucinogen. Attributes: Genus: Clematis Species: virginiana Family: Ranunculaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Aboriginals and Native Americans used this plant for medicinal purposes.Tags: #fragrant #hummingbird friendly #showy flowers #deciduous #poisonous #fragrant flowers #fall flowers #white flowers #easy to grow #nectar plant #low maintenance #fall interest #fast growing #trellises #deer resistant #feathery #native garden #groundcover #self-seeding #native vine #larval host plant #food source fall #food source herbage #Coastal FAC #Piedmont Mountains FAC #bird friendly #food source hard mast fruit #arbor #problem for cats #problem for dogs #problem for horses #black walnut toxicity tolerant #Audubon #wildlife friendly Profile Video: See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for " Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens. Potential insect pests include aphids, vine weevils, slugs/snails, scale, and earwigs. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Clematis wilt, powdery mildew, leaf spots, rust, and viruses can be problematic. This easy to grow vine works well in a woodland, native, pollinator, or shade garden where it has room to twine up supports or fences, otherwise, it will scramble along the ground and it can grow over and overwhelm landscape shrubs. Requiring less maintenance, the male plant is not adorned with seeds (versus the female which does produce seeds) but is showy (in comparison to the female version). This plant may be less frequently damaged by deer and rabbits. It attracts a variety of pollinators, including hummingbirds. Woodbine has showy, fragrant blooms in the autumn. Propagate by layering, seed, or stem cutting. The best time to prune for the next year is late fall to early spring. Pruning can be as low as 8 to 12 inches above ground if a couple of healthy leaf buds are on the remaining stalks. It can be pruned any time during the growing season to maintain shape and encourage bushiness. It is one of the few vines that will flower in shade. It prefers rich, moist, well-drained soil in full sun to partial to some deep shade. Its name derives from the Greek word klēmatis, meaning brushwood or broken branches, perhaps owing to its fragile stems. It is a rapid grower and can reach 15 to 20 feet high, climbing by its clinging leaf stalks, and 3 to 6 feet wide. Woodbine, a native of central and eastern United States and Canada, is a woody, perennial vine in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. Phonetic Spelling KLEM-ah-tiss ver-jin-ee-AY-nah This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
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