Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: Brother Stefan Franczak
Country of Origin: Poland
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 4
USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
Plant Group: Viticella
Typical Plant Size: Typically 8 to 10 feet
Pruning Group: Group 3 - Hard pruning recommended in early spring
Bloom Diameter: Small - 2 to 4 inches
Bloom Color (Tepals): Other: violet blue
Center Color (Anthers): Purple anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
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
Disease Resistance: Very disease resistant
Additional Information: Free-flowering (very floriferous)
Recommendations: Good choice for beginners (easy to grow)
Good choice for hot climates
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: 2002 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

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Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: July 4,20222
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-06-04
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-04-07
First bloom of season is very deep purple.
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-06-06
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-04-21
Early blooms exhibiting 5 petals instead of the usual 4
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2013-07-03
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-14
Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: June 5,2021
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-07-14
Location: At a local nursery
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-02-16
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-28
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-04-21

Date: 2013-07-30

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery
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Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-06-06

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Zone 5b, Chicago suburbs
Date: June 5, 2021
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-04
Northwest corner of bridge
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2014-06-22

Credit florum
Location: Swanton Vermont
Date: 2022
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by Kell
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2014-05-20
back of bloom

Date: 2014-05-20
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-07-17

Date: 2013-06-07
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2012-10-25

One of my fav's
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-05-20
Location: NJ
Date: 2012-06-12
Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Dec 23, 2011 8:00 AM concerning plant:
    One of the easiest clematises to grow, it's very vigorous, disease resistant, and blooms for a long time. Brother Stefan gave this seedling to Evison, who introduced it in 1990, naming it for the indomitable spirit he had observed in the Polish people living under the Soviet Union's control.
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Nov 9, 2015 7:03 PM concerning plant:
    This is such an amazing clematis. It has been blooming all summer, nonstop, even in the tough drought conditions we had this summer. It's still blooming November 9th and even has some new buds. It will be interesting to see the date of the last bloom for this year.
    It was given very little water through the months of July, August, and September, when we had no rain. The roots were shaded and seem to hold enough moisture to keep the vine happy.
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