Clematis vitalba
Not a native plant, it has become quite invasive here (particularly in places like the trees lining Canterbury's braided river beds). Fergus helped me photograph examples along the Ashburton River.
Old Man's Beard smothers everything right up to full canopy height in the tallest trees - you can also see it in the background (might need to bigify). You can read more about it here
Old Man's Beard smothers everything right up to full canopy height in the tallest trees - you can also see it in the background (might need to bigify). You can read more about it here
Individually those seed heads are a thing of wonder despite being such a destructive plant.
It can smother things here too.
ReplyDeleteSome basket weavers use the vines...a good use of a pest plant!
Fergus looks to be a very attentive assistant!
Noted about use for the vines. Blackberry is also a resource for baskets and sjep-making but I can't (or won't) take the time to prep any of the menace I am dedicated to removing. I suspect it needs meatier vines than the scraggly stuff I am digging out.
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ReplyDeleteIt is a rather attractive structure when studied closely... but yeah, a bit of a menace en masse (just as a bunch of old men in their beards can be!) YAM xx