Clematis

Clematis is popular among gardeners with more cultivars being produced constantly. There are over two hundred species and cultivars, often named for their originators or particular characteristics. Most species are known as Clematis, while some are also known as Traveller's Joy, Old Man's Beard, Leather Flower, Vase Vine and Virgin's Bower, the last three being names used for North American species. The genus is composed of mostly vigorous, woody, climbing vines.

The woody stems are quite fragile until several years old. Leaves are opposite and divided into leaflets and leafstalks that twist and curl around supporting structures to anchor the plant as it climbs. Some species are shrubby, and some others are herbaceous perennial plants. The cool temperate species are deciduous (shedding their leaves annually).

The Viticellas are easy to plant, take off quickly and don't need any fussing. Some color is given the first year and a massive amount of color the second year. They come in every color except yellow and so the choice is large. The blooms can vary in size from small crosses to medium-sized. One of the delights of this group is the tendency for the flowers to make bells.

'Tis Customary as we part
A Trinket - to confer -
It helps to stimulate the faith
When Lovers be afar -

'Tis various - as the various taste -
Clematis - journeying far -
Presents me with a single Curl
Of her Electric Hair -
-- Emily Dickinson

	"Belle of Woking" Silvery-blue double 4-6" (10-15cm)flowers in June and July with a few later in the season. Mature height 6-9' (2-2.5m). (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Dr. Rupple" Raised in the Argentine, Dr. Rupple has become one of the better known recent varieties. Rose pink with carmine bar. 6-8" (15-22cm) flowers in May, June and September. Mature height 8-12' (2.5-3.5m). (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Ernest Markham" One of the strongest growers. Bright magenta-red 5-6" (12-15cm) flowers from July to September. Mature height 8-12' (2.5-3.5m). (Zone 3 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Henryi" One of the oldest and still one of the best hybrids. Large 7-9"(17-23cm) creamy-white flowers with dark stamens. Single overlapping blooms from June to September. Mature height 8-14' (2.5-4m). (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Jackmanii" The most famous Clematis of all time. This easy to grow, one hundred and thirty year old variety was the first hybrid to combine a deep purple and a good size 4-6" (10-14cm) flower. Blooms are produced from mid June through August. Mature height 12-20' (3.5-6m). (Zone 3 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Josephine" This mysterious hybrid Clematis is trademarked and sold under the name 'Josephine' but also has the registered cultivar name 'Evojohill', after Josephine Hill and Raymond Evison. 'Josephine's' trellised vine can grow eight to twelve feet high and wide. The huge flowers have an elaborate structure. The large outer tepals usually number eight. These will be green if it blooms in shade, but mauve to lilac-pink when it blooms in sun. The outer petals spend a few days rolled like a star of cigarette papers, until a sunny day unfolds them entirely. Meanwhile the inner part of the flower is made up of layer upon layer of slender thin pointed tepals that look like a fully double rosette, like a small Clematis inside a large Clematis, usually the largest outer petals are a darker pink, though this varies depending on sun exposure and the time of year. Inside the pink rosette are still smaller and more numerous pale cream-colored to greenish-pink tepals or staminoids which look like a pompom. (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Macropetala Blue Bird" Bred for the Canadian prairies by Dr. F.L. Skinner. Lavender-blue 2" (5cm) bell shaped, almost columbine-like blooms on a very vigorous and free flowering plant makes Blue Bird, Dr. Skinners best known hybrid. Blooms are produced in April and May on an 8-12' (2.5-3.5m) plant. (Zone 3 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Montana Grandiflora" Clematis Montana Grandiflora is a highly vigorous, deciduous climber. Its solitary blooms are 3-4" wide, sometimes held in cymes, are freely borne on last year's shoots from late spring to early summer. Leaves are divided into 3 to 5 toothed, lance-shaped or widely oblong leaflets, up to 5 inches long. It tolerates shade better than most Clematis. (Zone 6 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Nelly Moser" For one hundred years, Nelly Moser has been most people's favorite Clematis.The pastel mauve-pink with carmine bar flowers are 7-9" (17-23cm) and bloom in May, June and September. Mature height 8-12' (2.5-3.5m). Needs shade, will fade in sun. (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Niobe" Very dark ruby-red open 4-6" (10-15cm) flowers with yellow stamens. This compact 6-8' (2-2.5m) plant  blooms from June to September. (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 of one cultivar $79.95
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	"Vyvyan Pennell" The Vyyann Pennell is the best known of all the Clematis doubles. The 6-8"(15-20cm) double flowers are a violet blue with reddish overtones that bloom in May and June, followed by single flowers in aluminous light violet in mid August. Mature height 8-12' (2.5-3.5m). Beautiful along fences and arbors. Part shade is preferable. (Zone 4 - 9)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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	"Viticella Alba Luxurians" The Viticella Alba Luxurians is quite unique in its shape and color of its flowers. The 2.5-3.5" (6-8cm) opaque white, slightly nodding flower shave dark contrasting stamens and often a green tip to the sepals. Blooms are produced from June to September on a 10-12' ( 3-3.5 m) vigorous plant. (Zone 4 - 11)   Set of 4 / same plant $79.95
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• Index of Clematis displayed on this page.
  • Belle of Woking
  • Dr. Rupple
  • Ernest Markham
  • Henryi
  • Jackmanii
  • Josephine
  • Macropetala Blue Bird
  • Montana Grandiflora
  • Nelly Moser
  • Niobe
  • Vyvyan Pennell
  • Viticella Alba Luxurians