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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.
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DeciduousEarly flowering species. Bears flowers on previous year's shoots and, sometimes, on new growth in summer.
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Height2-3m (6-10ft) -
Spread1.5m (5ft)
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ClimberSome of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clingingOpen, bell-shaped flowers 7-10cm (3-4in) across with white centres and cream anthers followed by fluffy seed heads.
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Hardy - average winterHardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Full sunProvide shade for roots and base of plant. -
Partial shade
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Additional Features
Good to knowC. alpina varieties tolerate cold, exposed sites. Prune after flowering to allotted space to encourage growth for next season's flowers.
Pests & Diseasescutworms, aphids on young plants, clematis wilt.
Place of originEurope. -
HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soilHumus-rich. Mulch in late winter.
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Toxic - Category C
Skin irritantRabbits. C. harmful if eaten
- Pruning
- Pruning Group 1 - Flowering mid / late spring
- Pruning Group 2 - Flowering late spring / early summer
- Pruning Group 3 - Flowering late summer / early autumn
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Buy Varieties of CLEMATIS
CLEMATIS florida 'Taiga'
double purple-blue flowers late summer through to autumn. The petals curl inwards and are tipped with greenish white. A close runner-up as RHS Plant of the Year in 2017
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS macropetala 'Blue Bird'
mauve-blue
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS macropetala 'Maidwell Hall'
deep lavender-blue
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS macropetala 'Markham's Pink'
deep pink
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS macropetala 'Purple Spider'
very dark purple semi-double flowers.
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS macropetala 'Wesselton'
silvery-blue pendulous flowers
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS montana 'Broughton Star'
semi-double salmon-pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS montana 'Elizabeth'
large soft pink fragrant flowers
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS montana 'Grandiflora'
strong-growing hardy form with white flowers
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS montana 'Marjorie'
semi-double flowering form with creamy pink sepals and a centre of large salmon-pink stamens, late flowering
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS montana 'Tetrarose'
deep pink. Ideal for coastal exposure
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS montana var. rubens
bronze purple new shoots and rose-pink flowers
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS orientalis 'Bill Mackenzie'
smaller bell-shaped yellow flowers from midsummer into autumn
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS 'Paul Farges'
a vigorous climber with numerous fragrant creamy-white flowers in late summer and autumn
Gift-wrapping available
CLEMATIS serratifolia
lemon-scented soft yellow flowers with dark stamens, blooming from late summer to autumn. Silky seed heads last well into winter
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