It will even grow ... never need to be watered. Chaparral or pipestem clematis is deciduous and may become invisible during winter only to regrow the following spring. I called Plant Material ...
You will need a long afternoon and a big dose ... pick the leafy tops now. There is little growing at this time of year so the plant won’t miss them, and they are delicious shredded and fried ...
But Ten Tusscher explains that thickness growth is just as essential. "Plants can't grow endlessly in height. They also need to grow in thickness, or they would simply fall over," she says.