Categories DavidStarting to flower: old man’s beard Post author By David Post date 16 September 2021 Also known as traveller’s joy, old man’s beard is one of the few plants to flower in late summer, when most are already ripening their fruits. The only native British clematis, it climbs along hedges, sometimes also along fences. ← Trees in trouble: honey fungus → Trees in trouble: Oak Bracket Fungus