Clematis brachiata seeds grow into the traveller's joy or old man's beard of southern Africa — a vigorous climbing perennial native to the subtropical biome of sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia and Somalia south through East Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana to South Africa. The epithet brachiata means 'branched' or 'armed', referring to the branching, climbing stems. A fast-growing, deciduous liana producing masses of small, fragrant, white flowers in autumn, followed by the characteristic feathery seed heads. Pollinated by bees; important wildlife plant. Family Ranunculaceae.Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soils; warm subtropical conditions; vigorous climber needing support structure. 'Brachiata' = branched/armed; fragrant white flowers; feathery seed heads; African traveller's joy Vigorous deciduous liana; bee-pollinated; autumn flowering; fast-growing Sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia to South Africa) — subtropical biome; savanna woodland Genus Clematis ~300 species; Family Ranunculaceae Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soils; warm subtropical; needs support; Family Ranunculaceae Clematis brachiata is the African traveller's joy — a vigorous liana of sub-Saharan Africa whose masses of fragrant white flowers and feathery seed heads parallel the familiar European traveller's joy (C. vitalba) in a continent where the Clematis genus has evolved its own distinctive complement of species across the tropical and subtropical zones. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
