About Clematis baldwinii Torr. & A.Gray
Clematis baldwinii is an endemic perennial wildflower that grows across most of the Florida peninsula. It typically blooms from spring through fall. Its flowers draw a variety of pollinators, and its fruit provides food for many birds and small wildlife. This species is a small, erect, non-vining herbaceous clematis. It is much smaller than other clematis species, growing 12 to 24 inches tall, with a tendency to sprawl. Its distinct nodding flowers are fragrant, and usually range in color from pinkish-white to lavender. The flowers have no petals; instead, they have four petal-like sepals that are fused at the base, giving the bloom a bell- or urn-like shape. As the flower opens, the sepals separate and curve backward. Sepal margins are thin and wavy. Flowers grow singly, and are borne on slender, unbranched stems. Its leaves are oppositely arranged, and range in shape from oval to lanceolate, or may be pinnately divided. Its fruits are achenes with long silky tails.
