Clematis linearifolia

Scientific name

Clematis linearifolia

Common name

Old man’s beard (binitch)

Plant description

A vigorous woody climber that grows on dunes and limestone. There are male and female plants. The common name comes from the woolly, long-tailed fruits, which lie among the shrub’s branches until they are blown away by the wind. A few plants remain in Cottesloe at John Black Dune Park.

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Flower colour

White

Flowering months

July to September