Clematis virginiana (Woodbine)

grows 12-20 ft. long in a vining habit

sun to part shade

medium to moist or wet soil

white blooms from August to October

benefits bumble bees, solitary bees, butterflies/moths, wasps, and beetles

natural habitat: mesic to dry upland forests, well-drained forest floodplain forests, clearings, old fields, fencerows, and roadsides. Common in the mountains; frequent in the Piedmont