Filters:

Traveller's Joy Clematis vitalba 

 
 
Attracts BeesBees are attracted to this plant
Attracts ButterfliesButterflies are attracted to this plant
Attracts MothsMoths are attracted to this plant
Attracts HoverfliesHoverflies are attracted to this plant
Attracts BirdsBirds are attracted to this plant
Perennial Life CyclePerennial life cycle
Cross-Shaped FlowersCross-shaped flowers
White FlowersWhite flowers
4 Petals4 petals
Jul-Sep Flowering
period
Oval LeavesOval leaves
Lobe-Edged LeavesLobe-edged leaves
Ribbed StemRibbed stem
Tap RootTap root
1500cmMaximum height
 
 
  Main image of Traveller's Joy
© 2021 Adrian Briggs
 

Traveller's Joy is a native perennial plant of the UK, typically found growing in hedgerows and scrubland, to a mature height of up to 1500cm.

The attractive scented flowers of Traveller's Joy are followed by hairy and fluffy seedheads, giving rise to its alternative name of Old Man's Beard.

Botanic classification and naming: Traveller's Joy is a member of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family. The genus name 'Clematis' identifies the plant as a Clematis and its species name 'vitalba' means 'white vine'.

Concerns: All parts of Traveller's Joy are poisonous.

Benefits: The flowers of Traveller's Joy are pollinated by bees and hoverflies, its leaves are eaten by the caterpillars of a number of moths, including the Small Emerald, and its seeds are eaten by birds, such as the Goldfinch.

Benefits to wildlife are also indicated with orange icons in the plant profile bar at the top.

 

 
Flower of Traveller's Joy

© 2021 Adrian Briggs

 

Flowers:
Traveller's Joy usually flowers between July and September.

Flower colour:

Flower Colour White

White

Flower shape:

Flower Shape  Cross

Cross

Petals:

Petal Number =  4

4

Leaf of Traveller's Joy

© 2021 Adrian Briggs

 

Leaves:

Leaf Shape:

Leaf Shape is Oval

Oval

Leaf Margins:

Leaf Margin is lobed

lobed

Stem of Traveller's Joy

© 2021 Adrian Briggs

 

Stem and Roots:

Stem shape:

Stem Shape is Ribbed

Ribbed

Root type:

Root Type is Tap

Tap