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    CLEMATIS
    CLEMATIS
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    CLEMATIS

    Commonly known as 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
    • Pests & Diseases
      cutworms, aphids on young plants , clematis wilt.
    • Height
      1m (3ft)
    • Spread
      1.5m (5ft)
    • Herbaceous
      Small flowers with prominent gold-coloured anthers.
    • Scented flowers
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Humus- rich - mulch in late winter.
    • Full sun
    • skin irritant
      Rabbits. C. harmful if eaten
    • Mature Size
      1m (3ft)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        1.5m (5ft)
      		  
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    CLEMATIS armandii 'Snowdrift'

    CLEMATIS armandii 'Snowdrift'

    Virgin's bower
    Available from £27.00
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    CLEMATIS 'Early Sensation'

    CLEMATIS 'Early Sensation'

    Virgin's bower
    Available from £19.00
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    CORNUS canadensis

    CORNUS canadensis

    Creeping dogwood, Bunchberry
    Available from £16.00
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    GLADIOLUS communis

    Whistling Jacks
    Available from £7.00
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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 x durandii
    Striking bright blue flowers on long stiff stems, good for cutting
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £19.00
    Currently out of stock, please check again soon
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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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    Vermin & Pest Control
    Copper Tape
    Quick and easy way to repel slugs and snails from your pots with this adhesive copper tape.
    £7.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
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    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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