Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: Charles Noble
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 4
USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
USDA Zone 10
USDA Zone 11
Plant Group: Patens
Typical Plant Size: Typically 8 to 10 feet
Typically 10 to 15 feet
Pruning Group: Group 2 - Optional, light pruning after flowering
Bloom Diameter: Large - between 6 to 8 inches
Bloom Color (Tepals): Light to Lavender Blue hue
Center Color (Anthers): Red anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Other: Margins slightly reflexed
Preferred Light: Tolerates partial shade
Prefers full sun
Suitability as Cut Flower: Good cut flower (strong stem, average vase life)
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 10-12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall

Common names
  • Clematis
Also sold as:
  • William Gladstone

Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Feb 22, 2012 8:27 AM concerning plant:
    Not extremely free-flowering, but long season. Strong once established. Introduced in 1881 by Charles Noble and named after the then Prime Minister.

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