Area of origin: Northern hemisphere.
Adult dimensions: Height up to 5 metres.
Foliage: Deciduous.
Soil Type: Any, moist and well drained.
Hardiness: Hardy to -20°C.
Exposure: Light shade to full sun.
Characteristics and uses:
Its superb Crimson blossom flowers of 15 centimetres in diameter, appear from June through to October. The fruits of this clematis are equally decorative.
This clematis performs as well in containers as planted in the garden. It likes to climb around tree trunks or along fences. It combines extremely well with white clematis.
It likes to have its roots in the shade and its head in the sun.
It will thrive on a light regular watering coupled with mulching. Pruning early March will encourage it to develop its branches and reinvigorate after very cold winters.
List of Clematis:
Clematis 'Armandii', this Clematis is evergreen. Its small white flowers appear in the spring, and have a wonderful vanilla scent
Clematis 'Dr Ruppel', large deep rose flowers in May - June and September
Clematis 'Mme Lecoultre', large white flowers from June through to October
Clematis 'Pink Champagne', pink flowers from May through to September
Clematis 'Pink Fantasy', soft rose flowers from June through to October
Clematis Sunset, bright pink flowers in May - June and September
Clematis 'The President', large purplish blue flowers in May - June and September
See the Clematis catalogue
