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Growing Clematis
These wonderful perennial vines display delightful clusters of blooms, from eary spring throughout the
summer and some into the fall. Though Clematis have sometimes been labeled ‘finicky’ or ‘hard to grow’,
they can be grown with flying colors when you do the following: 1) Place in a sunny spot where the soil is
shaded by nearby plants or ground covers. 2) Provide a trellis or framework for the vine to climb, such as
a fence top, roof gables or a tree. 3) Clematis like a well-drained soil that is near a neutral in pH. For the
more acid soils west of the Cascades, one medium handful of dolomite lime mixed into the soil beneath the
plant’s root ball will help to gradually sweeten the soil. (Do not use hydrated lime, as it will burn.) (4. Plant
the root ball one or two inches below the surrounding soil level, to help the plant develop a strong crown.
Clematis are hardy from -30°F. to -40°F.
This is a list of blooming/pruning information for the varieties available here at the Nursery. To clarify, the
pruning comments indicated below, hard means cutting the whole plant down to about 6” to 8” above the
ground level and none means trimming only to guide or shape the plant. Prune after bloom, conserving the
major stems. Corrective light pruning/pinching helps to encourage lower branching to stave off an exposed
base. Both evergreen clematis armandii and paniculata are hardy to -10°F. as well as the montanas. 1 gallon
$15.00, 2 gallon clematis - $30.00
VARIETY
COLOR
FLOWER
SIZE
BLOOM
TIME
PLANT
SIZE
PRUNING
armandii Apple Blossom Fragrant pink 1-2” Early Spring 20’-25’ None
armandii Snowdrift Fragrant White 1-2” Early Spring 15’-20’ None
Barbara Harrington Rose Pink 4-6” Spring, Early Fall 6’-9’ None
Barbara Jackman Mauve & pink bicolor 4-6” Spring, Early Fall 6’-9’ None
Bee’s Jubilee Pink & carmine bicolor 6-7” Spring, Early Fall 8’-10’ None
Belle of Woking Blue 4-6” Spring, Early Fall 6’-9’ None
Blue Ravine Lilac blue 7-9” Spring, Early Fall 6’-9’ None
Countess de Bouchaud Rose pink 4-6” Summer 8’-12’ Hard
Dr. Rupple Pink & red bicolor 6-8” Spring, Early Fall 8’-12’ None
Duchess of Edinburgh Double white 4-6” Spring, Early Fall 8’-12’ None
Ernest Markham Bright magenta 4-5” Summer 10’-13’ Hard
General Sikorski Medium blue 6-8” Summer 8’-10’ None
Gillian Blades White 5-7” Early Spring 6’-8’ Hard
Gypsy Queen Velvet purple 4-6” Summer 10’-12’ Hard
Henryi White 6-8” Spring, Early Fall 8’-10’ None
Jackmanii Purple 4-5” Summer 8’-12’ Hard
John Warren Pink 8-10” Summer 8’-10’ None
Lincoln Star Raspberry & pink bicolor 5-6” Spring, Early Fall 8’-10’ None
Madame Edouard Andre Red 4-6” Summer 8’-10’ Hard
montana Grandiflora Scented white 2-3” Early Spring 20’-30’ None
montana Pink Perfecttion Scented pink 2-3” Early Spring 20’-30’ None
Multi-Blue Blue 4-5” Spring, Early Fall 6’-8’ None
Nelly Moser Red 5-6” Spring, Early Fall 8’-12’ None
Niobe Red 5-6” Summer 8’-12’ None
Pink Champagne Fuschia 5-8” Summer 6’-8’ None
Ramona Blue 5-7” Summer 8’-10’ None
Rouge Cardinal Bright crimson 4-6” Summer 8’-10’ Hard
The President Deep bluish purple 6-8” Spring, Summer 8’-10’ None
vitcella Etoile Violette Purple, yellow anthers 2-3” Summer, Fall 8’-14’ Hard
Ville de Lyon Red with yellow center 5-6” Summer 8’-12’ Hard
Warsaw Nike Purple 4-5” Summer 8’-12’ Hard
Will Goodwin Blue, yellow center 5-7” Summer, Fall 8’-10’ None
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