Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 3
USDA Zone 4
USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
Plant Group: Heracleifolia
Typical Plant Size: Typically 4 to 6 feet
Typically 6 to 8 feet
Pruning Group: Group 3 - Hard pruning recommended in early spring
Bloom Diameter: Very Small - 2 inches or smaller (<5 cm)
Bloom Color (Tepals): Mauve hue
Center Color (Anthers): Cream/White anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Preferred Light: Tolerates partial shade
Prefers full sun
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements
Additional Information: Free-flowering (very floriferous)
Recommendations: Good choice for beginners (easy to grow)
Good choice for shaded areas or northern walls
Good choice for hot climates
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 4-8 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Clematis x jouiniana x Clematis tubulosa

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Common names
  • Clematis
Also sold as:
  • Clematis x jouiniana

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Location: Coventry, England
Date: 10/17/2009
photo by Amanda Slater via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wik
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-07-07

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-07-07
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2017-08-20

Photo courtesy Joy Creek Nursery.  Used with permission.

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