Travellers Joy Flower. Description clematis vitalba is a climbing shrub with branched grooved stems deciduous leaves and scented greeny white flowers with fluffy underlying sepals the many fruits formed in each inflorescence have long silky appendages which seen together give the characteristic appearance of old man s beard. Old man s beard or traveller s joy clematis vitalba this is a vigorous climber.
Clematis pronunciation note 1 is a genus of about 300 species within the buttercup family ranunculaceae their garden hybrids have been popular among gardeners beginning with clematis jackmanii a garden standby since 1862. It is a beautiful flower with fascinating seeds. Traveler s joy clematis vitalba is a perennial woody vine that is also called old mans beard.
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It is a beautiful flower with fascinating seeds. This is a reference to its use by beggars. It is a beautiful flower with fascinating seeds. It is a vigorous climbing shrub with small lime green flowers which are not very noticeable.
