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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
    • Good to know
      C. viticella and the small-flowering varieties are resistant to clematis wilt.
    • Place of origin
      Northern and southern hemispheres including Europe, Himalayas, China, Australasia, North and Central America.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • 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
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • harmful if eaten
      Pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents, notably rabbits
    • skin irritant
      People
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    varieties of Clematis

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    • CLEMATIS macropetala 'Blue Bird'
    Mauve-blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
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    Available Early Spring 2026
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    CLEMATIS macropetala 'Maidwell Hall'
    Deep lavender-blue
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £21.00
    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
    £18.00
    CLEMATIS montana 'Elizabeth'
    Large soft pink fragrant flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £18.00
    CLEMATIS montana 'Mayleen'
    Plentiful pale pink flowers.
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £18.00
    CLEMATIS montana 'Tetrarose'
    Deep pink. Ideal for coastal exposure
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £18.00
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    • Useful extras...

    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 - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    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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