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    CLEMATIS
    CLEMATIS
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    CLEMATIS

    Commonly known as Alpine clematis, Virgin's bower

    Showy, sometimes possibly too showy, long-flowering climbers with variety of shape and colour for all the year.

    Genus of more than 200 species of deciduous, twining leaf-climbers, scandent shrubs, subshrubs and sometimes woody-based herbaceous perennials from Europe, the Himalayas, China, Australasia, North America and Central America.

    More than 400 cultivars are in cultivation. Native perennial Traveller's joy or Old man's beard (C. vitalba) is a plant of hedgerows and wood edges. The climbing stems can reach to 30m.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      C. alpina varieties tolerate cold, exposed sites. Prune after flowering to allotted space to encourage growth for next season's flowers.
    • Pests & Diseases
      cutworms, aphids on young plants, clematis wilt.
    • Place of origin
      Europe.
    • Deciduous
      Pale to mid-green leaves 3-5cm (1¼-2in) long with 3-5 lance-shaped to broadly oblong, toothed leaflets
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
      Pale pink with silvery pink margins
    • Bell/Lantern
      Nodding, bell-shaped flowers 5-6cm (2-2½in) across, often with twisted sepals
    • Fully hardy
    • Incised
    • Height
      2-4m (6½-13ft)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Climber
      Some of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
      Early-flowering climber. Produces flowers on previous year's shoots and sometimes on new growth in summer
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Humus-rich. Mulch in late winter.
    • Full sun
      Provide shade for roots and base of plant.
    • Partial shade
    • skin irritant
      Rabbits. C. harmful if eaten
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    varieties of Clematis

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    • CLEMATIS armandii 'Snowdrift'
    Pure white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £27.00
    CLEMATIS cartmanii 'Joe'
    Dwarf growing but very floriferous, white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Jingle Bells'
    Winter flowering bell-shaped flowers of creamy-white
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream'
    Large creamy-white unspotted flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CLEMATIS cirrhosa var balearica
    Bronze tinged foliage in winter, flowers pale yellow spotted reddish purple
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £24.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CLEMATIS 'Early Sensation'
    Evergreen with pinnate leaves and sweetly scented white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CLEMATIS macropetala 'Blue Bird'
    Mauve-blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    CLEMATIS macropetala 'Maidwell Hall'
    Deep lavender-blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CLEMATIS macropetala 'Markham's Pink'
    Deep pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    CLEMATIS macropetala 'Wesselton'
    Silvery-blue pendulous flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    CLEMATIS montana 'Broughton Star'
    Semi-double salmon-pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.00
    CLEMATIS montana 'Elizabeth'
    Large soft pink fragrant flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.00
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CLEMATIS montana 'Mayleen'
    Plentiful pale pink flowers.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.00
    CLEMATIS montana 'Tetrarose'
    Deep pink. Ideal for coastal exposure
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.00
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