Travellers Joy Clematis vs White Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Travellers Joy Clematis vs White Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Clematis virginiana

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White Meadowsweet
Travellers Joy Clematis

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

Traveller's Joy Clematis is a species of flowering plant that is native to North America. This plant produces vines which are quite aggressive and can climb to heights of 10-20 feet. Traveller's Joy produces white flowers between July and September and typically grows on the edge of forests, moist slopes, fence rows and on streambanks.

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Travellers Joy Clematis Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white, small
Flowers: white, fragrant
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: none




Toxicity: leaves are toxic
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem
Other Names: devils darning needles, devils hair, leather flower, love vine, travelers joy, virginia virgins bower, virgins bower, wild hops, woodbine