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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.
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DeciduousFlowering on current year's growth
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Height6m (20ft)
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Spread2m (6ft)
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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-clingingNodding flowers 4cm (1½in) long with 4 thick tepals and a dark centre, followed by fluffy seedheads which persist into winter.
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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)
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Full sunShade roots and base.
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesGood to knowCut back previous year's stems to a pair of strong buds about 15-20cm (6-8in) above soil level before growth starts in early spring.Pests & Diseasescutworms, aphids on young plants, clematis wilt.Place of originGarden origin (Holland)
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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 CSkin 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
- Training Climbers - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of CLEMATIS
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS alpina 'Blue Dancer'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_alpina_blue_dancer_4944.jpg)
CLEMATIS alpina 'Blue Dancer'
a very popular pale blue early flowering clematis.
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS alpina 'Broughton Bride'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_alpina_broughton_bride.jpg)
CLEMATIS alpina 'Broughton Bride'
pendulous white flowers with slight mauve markings on the outside
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS alpina 'Frances Rivis'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_alpina_frances_rivis_1103.jpg)
CLEMATIS alpina 'Frances Rivis'
deep violet-blue form of the Columbine clematis
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS armandii](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Clematis_armandii.jpg)
CLEMATIS armandii
creamy-white flowers and long leathery dark green leaves
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS armandii 'Apple Blossom'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_armandii_apple_blossom_1109.jpg)
CLEMATIS armandii 'Apple Blossom'
blush pink flowers, tinted white, from darker pink buds.
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS armandii 'Snowdrift'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_armandii_snowdrift_1110s.jpg)
CLEMATIS armandii 'Snowdrift'
pure white flowers
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS cartmanii 'Joe'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_cartmanii_joe_1111a.jpg)
CLEMATIS cartmanii 'Joe'
dwarf growing but very floriferous, white
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Freckles'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Clematis_Freckles.jpg)
CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Freckles'
larger flowered form, tinged pink with maroon spots
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Jingle Bells'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_cirrhosa_jingle_bells.jpg)
CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Jingle Bells'
winter flowering bell-shaped flowers of creamy-white
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Clematis_cirrhosa_Wisley_Cream.jpg)
CLEMATIS cirrhosa 'Wisley Cream'
large creamy-white unspotted flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS cirrhosa var balearica](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_cirrhosa_var_balearica_1112.jpg)
CLEMATIS cirrhosa var balearica
bronze tinged foliage in winter, flowers pale yellow spotted reddish purple
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/misc/agm_large.png)
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS x durandii](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Clematis_durandii.jpg)
CLEMATIS x durandii
striking bright blue flowers on long stiff stems, good for cutting
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS 'Early Sensation'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_early_sesnsation.jpg)
CLEMATIS 'Early Sensation'
evergreen with pinnate leaves and sweetly scented white flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS florida 'Alba Plena'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_florida_alba_plena_1118~1.jpg)
CLEMATIS florida 'Alba Plena'
large double greenish white flowers
![© Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CLEMATIS florida 'Bicolor'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/clematis_florida_bicolor.jpg)
CLEMATIS florida 'Bicolor'
(Syn. 'Sieboldii') - beautiful form with large white flowers and a conspicuous central boss of violet-purple stamens
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