Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: Szczepan Marczynski
Country of Origin: Poland
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
Plant Group: Flammula
Typical Plant Size: Typically 8 to 10 feet
Pruning Group: Group 3 - Hard pruning recommended in early spring
Bloom Diameter: Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm)
Bloom Color (Tepals): Deep Purple hue
Bloom Shape: Single
Preferred Light: Prefers full sun
Additional Information: Flowers are fragrant
Awards: Other: Bronze medal at Plantarium 2011 and silver medal at Flowers 2011, Moscow (Russia)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall

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  • Clematis

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Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: July 11, 2021
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2016-07-27, a few weeks after this picture was taken the plant started dying
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2021-07-16
Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2021-07-16
Clematis 'Sweet Summer Love'.

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2016-07-27
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2016-07-27
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2016-07-27
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-07-01
Location: my garden 
Date: 2014-07-07
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-07-01
Most floriferous!!!

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery
Comments:
  • Posted by EdBurton (East Central Wisconsin - Zone 5a) on Aug 23, 2018 2:19 PM concerning plant:
    I bought Sweet Summer Love in 2014,. It took until 2017 to reach maturity.
    The plant was in full bloom in 2017 when one side started to die. Within weeks the entire plant was dead.
    It was supposed to be fragrant, but mine had no fragrance at all.
    I posted a few pictures on mine when it was in full bloom showing it in all its glory before it died.
    Because it had no fragrance I never even considered replacing it.
    So my experience is 3 thumbs down, I would love to hear how it did for others.
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piksihk On April 5, 2016 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
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