Chrysogonum virginianum Pierre Rehmannia Clematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold' forms

Clematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold' forms a shrubby 18" tall x 4' wide clump of arching cinnamon stems clothed with rubbery

taller flower spikes

there aren't nearly enough bright gold foliage

If you've never experienced a disturbed lower slope in situ

Chrysogonum virginianum Pierre Rehmannia Clematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold' formsChrysogonum virginianum is an eastern US native, which should be a staple in all gardens large or small. Native in dry open shade, Chrysogonum virginianum makes a truly superb garden plant. The evergreen patches of 6" tall rosettes burst forth in spring to form 1' wide clumps of fuzzy thumb shaped green leaves and are topped, starting in May (NC), with dozens of 1", yellow petaled, daisy like flowers. Chrysogonum 'Pierre' was selected as a very flat