Love It or Leave It
Clematis Vitalba (also known as Old man's beard and Traveller's Joy) is quite beautiful, but it is also invasive. In New Zealand, the plant cannot be sold, propagated or distributed. It is a potential threat to native plants since it grows vigorously and forms a canopy which smothers all other plants. This species is eaten by the larvae some moths, with many species being reliant on it as their sole food plant.
Love It or Leave It
Clematis Vitalba (also known as Old man's beard and Traveller's Joy) is quite beautiful, but it is also invasive. In New Zealand, the plant cannot be sold, propagated or distributed. It is a potential threat to native plants since it grows vigorously and forms a canopy which smothers all other plants. This species is eaten by the larvae some moths, with many species being reliant on it as their sole food plant.