Home
Calendar
Past Events
About Us
Contact
Membership
Links
Plant Database
Search
Family Index
Communities
Municipalities
Threatened Species
Botanical Glossary
Newsletters
Bush Sounds
Municipalities
Scientific Name
Clematis aristata
Family Name
RANUNCULACEAE
Common Name
Old Man's Beard, Australian Clematis
Status
Height
5.0m -15.0m (500-1500cm)
Flowers
Creamy white, star-like and prolific Male and female flowerson separate plants.
Fruit
Achenes
Form
Small to medium vigorous climber
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Moderately frost tolerant.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained
General Notes
An important nesting site for many small birds and a source of nectar for nectar-feeding birds. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seedheads are fluffy and plume-like. the seed turn brown and release from parentplant with minimal pressure when ripe
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
short
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Separate seeds from plumes by rubbing. Fresh seed usually has good germination. 90% germination after 1 month but only 40%-50% after 6 months.
Germination Time
1-3 months
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
Easily propagated from stem cuttings
Copyright 2000-2009, Understorey Network Incorporated. Updated 2024-12-05
Database development and website design by
Andrew Smith