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A charming climber with bell-shaped, nodding, violet-lilac flowers from June to September. A beautiful perennial clematis with raised, non-clinging stems (as in climbing rose). When no support is provided, it scrambles over the ground. Looks lovely when intermingled with other plants. A hardy cultivar, particularly useful as ground cover, perfect for growing on terraces.

A moderately fast growing cultivar with bicolor flowers: creamy pink with a vivid pink stripe at the center of the sepals. Yellow stamens. Semi-double flowers are borne from the end of May to the end of June. In September it repeats flowering, abounding with large but single flowers. It doesn't like extremely hot, sunny areas. Particularly suitable for trellises, stakes and other garden supports. It can clamber over natural supports ...

A lovely cultivar with a moderate growth rate. In May-June blossoms on previous year’s wood bearing double or semi double flowers. During August and September single flowers are produced on new growth. Intense blue-violet sepals with a white bar on the reverse; creamy yellow stamens. Thrives best in full sun. Excellent for trellises, poles and other garden supports. It can also be grown over natural supports such as coniferous or ...

An exceptionally attractive compact cultivar with pale blue flowers. One of the very few varieties to carry double flowers on new growth later in the season. It clings to a support using twining leaf petioles. Suitable for growing over arbors, trellises, stakes and other garden supports. It can also climb over natural supports such as coniferous or deciduous bushes, and makes a stunning display when planted against yellow leafed or ...

An interesting cultivar with large vivid bicolor flowers. Purple sepals with a bright reddish-mauve central bar and slightly wavy margins. White filaments with purple anthers. Excellent for arbors, trellises, poles and other garden supports. It can also be grown over natural supports such as coniferous or deciduous bushes and dwarf shrubs that don’t require hard pruning.

An Estonian hybrid of Clematis integrifolia to which it owns its non-twining stems. Flowers, purple blue at first, in full blossom become blue with a lilac blue central bar and golden anthers on white filaments. Free flowering from June to September. Hard pruning required. Thrives in all aspects. Excellent for growing between deciduous and coniferous shrubs or for spreading over small areas. Makes a good container grower, especially when planted ...

A lovely cultivar with double, semi-double and even single flowers borne simultaneously on previous year’s wood during May and June. It has a repeat bloom in August-September producing only single flowers. Pale mauve sepals with white yellow stamens. A moderate grower, thrives best in dappled sun on wind sheltered locations. Excellent for trellises, poles and other garden supports. Well adapted for container-growing.

A vigorous and free-flowering cultivar. Dark, almost black, deep violet purple flowers with purple anthers on creamy filaments are borne in great profusion from the end of June to September. Very undemanding, will succeed in any position. Suitable for fences, arbors, trellises, poles and other garden supports. It can also be grown over natural supports such as coniferous or deciduous bushes and dwarf shrubs. Gives a spectacular display when planted ...

A cultivar of pink flowers, borne double on old wood from May till June. In double flowers outer sepals are larger than petals, dark pink with lighter margins. Petals are pale pink with narrow dark pink bar along the middle. From August till September single flowers develop on new shoots. Creamy-white stamens. This cultivar of moderate growth thrives in sunny sites. Particularly suitable for growing over trellises, stakes and other ...

A perennial variety obtained as a cross between Clematis integrifolia and 'Warszawska Nike'. Dark pink flowers with twisted tepals and nicely contrasting yellow stamens are borne from June to September. As a member of the Integrifolia Group it has non-clinging stems that can lean against a support. Suitable for every aspect. Hard pruning required. It’s particularly useful for growing among deciduous and coniferous shrubs, or as ground cover for small ...

A Japanese cultivar with attractive large bicolor flowers. Purple-crimson sepals with wavy edges and a broad vivid red bar along the center. Creamy filaments tipped with crimson anthers. In direct sunlight flowers fade and wither quickly. Only light pruning required. Suitable for growing over fences, arbors, trellises, stakes and other garden supports. It can clamber over natural supports, such as deciduous and coniferous bushes or dwarf shrubs that don't require ...

An Estonian cultivar with very deep violet, almost black flowers and contrasting pale yellow stamens. It looks particularly attractive against a light background, meandering through yellow leafed deciduous or coniferous shrubs. Vulnerable to powdery mildew. Suitable for fences, walls , arbors, pergolas, trellises as well as stakes. It can clamber through natural supports e.g. small trees and large deciduous or coniferous shrubs.

A polish cultivar from the Viticella Group – a hardy, undemanding and free-flowering vine. Lilac-rose flowers with a paler stripe along the middle of the sepals and pale yellow stamens. Tolerates moderate soils. Hard pruning needed. Makes a good screening plant, excellent for growing over fences, arbors, pergolas and various kinds of garden supports. It can be successfully grown both in public places and all types of gardens, even those ...

A charming and vigorous cultivar, a hybrid of Clematis potaninii var. fargesii and Clematis tangutica. Very free-flowering from July to September. White flowers with a tuft of golden stamens unfurl from creamy white semi-nodding buds. Requires hard pruning. It has little soil requirements and will perform well in all but waterlogged soils, so good drainage is essential. Prefers sunny sites.
Particularly useful for all kinds of tall supports, ...

A species growing in the wild in Roztocze in Poland and statutorily protected in this region. A valuable perennial bearing small star-shaped fragrant white flowers in large (up to 50 cm) panicles. Some of the varieties have very attractive leaves of purple-bronze in spring, only turning to green with age. Raised stems are non-clinging, but they can lean against a support. When gown on its own, the stems scramble over ...

A very valuable Swedish cultivar, raised as a hybrid of Clematis faurieri and Clematis sibirica. Charming double flowers of the shape of an open bell, 6-8 cm across, slightly nodding. White sepals with pale yellow stamens. Main and the most profuse flowering in April-May on old wood, but it continues blooming throughout the summer on new shoots. From June to autumn the plant is additionally adorned with light silky seedheads. ...

An aptly named cultivar with delicate pale pink semi-double flowers and light yellow stamens bearing a close resemblance to a ballet dancer' skirt. Blooms profusely on old wood in early spring, but some flowers continue to appear throughout the summer. In summer and autumn decorative seedheads develop. Very hardy and undemanding. Ideal for growing over fences, walls, rocks and old trunks. It can clamber through small trees and deciduous or ...

A very hardy and undemanding selected seedling of Clematis macropetala. Charming semi-double pale blue flowers are borne profusely in the early spring on old wood. Some flowers continue to appear throughout the summer. Decorative seedheads adorn the plant in summer and autumn. Ideal for growing over fences, walls, rocks and old trunks. Particularly useful for growing through small trees and deciduous or coniferous shrubs. Makes good ground cover, suitable for ...

A perennial climber with beautiful campanulate flowers, the outside of the sepals being scarlet with the inner side a deep pink. In full bloom yellow stamens become visible. Flowers profusely from June to August. As the plant tends to die down completely, in March it should be cut just above the ground level. Vulnerable to powdery mildew. Particularly useful for planting in a warm sunny spot. Excellent for growing over ...

A healthy free-flowering cultivar with lovely carmine-red textured flowers. Broad rhomboidal tepals are edged in deeper red and are paler pink-red at the base. Reddish purple anthers on greenish filaments. It grows up to 3 m. It needs a lot of light but is quite happy with moderate soil. Suitable for fences and various kinds of garden supports. It gives an attractive display when grown through shrubs or conifers enlivening ...