The following clematis are easy trouble free climbers and can be grown in heavy and light soils. Flowering times and height given by each variety.
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C. Alabast - Single and double white flws May-June & Aug-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Light pruning group 2. |
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C. Bees Jubilee - Large mauve/pink with deeper pink stripe May-June & Sept.Ht –6-8ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Bella - White star shaped flws July-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Blekitny Aniol (Blue Angel) - Sky blue flws July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Burma Star - Large rich violet/purple flws suffused red May-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. campaniflora - Dainty nodding white flws tinged blue July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Carnaby - Deep red/pink flws edged pale pink May-June&July-Aug. Semi shade. Ht 6-8ft. Hard prune or light prune groups 3&2 optional. |
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C. Caroline - Pale pink with raspberry flush July-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Hard prune group3. Semi-shade. |
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C. Dorothy Walton - Mauve flws with pink/mauve shading July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Dr. Ruppel- Large mid pink flws with deep pink stripe May-June&Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Duchess of Edinburgh - Large double white flws May-June & semi-double flws Aug-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Entel - Pale pink veined darker pink July-Sept. Any aspect. Ht 8-10ft. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Ernest Markham- Large red flws June-Sept. Sun/semi-shade. Ht 10-12ft. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Esperanto - Purple flws with red bar July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Hard prune group 3. Any aspect. |
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C. florida Alba Plena - Fully double cream flws with green flush June-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. florida Sieboldii - Cream/white flws with dark purple centre June-Sept. Sun/semi-shade. Ht 6-8ft. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Gipsy Queen- Large velvet/purple flws fading to white outside June-Aug. If hard pruned then flws Sept-Oct. Ht 10-12ft. Your choice group 2 or 3 for pruning. |
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C. Grace - Masses of creamy/white flws red centre July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Guernsey Cream - Large cream flws May-June &Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Light prune group 2. Any aspect. |
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C. Hagley Hybrid - Pale mauve/pink flws July-Sept. Ht 5-7ft. Hard prune group 3. Semi-shade. |
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C. Henryii - Large white flws June-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Light prune group 2. Any aspect. |
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C. Huldine - White flws with pale pink stripe on reverse July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Hard prune group 3. Sun/semi-shade. |
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C. Jackmanii - Blue/purple flws July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Hard prune group 3. Any aspect. |
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C. Jackmanii Superba- Dark purple flws June-Sept. Hard prune group 3. Ht 10-12ft. Any aspect. |
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C. Josephine - Completely double mauve/pink flws June-Sept.Sun/semi-shade. Light prune group 2. Ht 6-8ft. |
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C. Kathleen Dunford - Large powder blue/mauve flws semi double May-June & single flws in Sept. Light prune group 2. Ht 6-8ft. Any aspect. |
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C. Lady Betty Balfour - Dark lavender/blue flws Aug-Sept or Sept-Oct depending on when you prune. For early flws group 2,later flws group 3, your choice. Ht either 12-15ft or 8-12ft. Sun/semi-shade. |
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C. Lasurstern -Large mid blue flws with yellow centre May-June&Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Madame Baron Veillard - Large lilac/pink flws July-Oct. Ht 12-15ft. Hard prune group 3. Sun/semi-shade. |
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C. Marie Boisselot -(also known as Madame le Coultre) Pearly white with yellow centre June-Aug or July-Sept depending on when pruned group 2 or group 3 your choice. Ht 8-10ft. Sun/semi-shade. |
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C. Miss Bateman - White flws with green flush May-June&Aug-Sept. Any aspect. Ht 6-8ft. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Mrs. Cholmondeley - Large pale lavender flws May-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Mrs. James Mason - Large semi double rich violet blue flws with dark red bar May-June&Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Multi Blue - Large deep blue double flws May-June&Aug-Sept. Sun/semi-shade. Ht 6-8ft. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Nelly Moser - Large pink/mauve flws with pink bar May-June&Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Semi-shade/shade. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Nikolai Rubtsov - Light reddish-violet suffused pale mauve July-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Niobe - Deep red flws yellow centre July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Paul Farges (Fargesiodes) - Pretty small white scented flws July-Sept. Ht 15-20ft. Any aspect. Hard prune or light prune 2 or 3, your choice. |
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C. Perle d’Azur - Semi nodding bright sky blue flws July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Pilu - Pale mauve/pink double flws with deep pink bar May-June & single flws in Aug-Sept. Ht 4-5ft. Light prune group 2. Any aspect. |
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C. Prince Charles - Pale blue flws July-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Hard prune group 3. Any aspect. |
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C. Romantika - Very dark purple flws with yellow centre July-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Hard prune group 3. Any aspect. |
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C. Rouge Cardinal - Deep red flws June-Aug. Ht 6-8ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Royalty - Rosy-mauve semi-double flws May-June& singles in Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Sun/semi-shade. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Ruutel - Luminous red flws June-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Sugar Candy - Large pinky/mauve flws with dark pink bar June-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Summer Snow- see Paul Farges |
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C. Sylvia Denny - White semi-double flws May-June & singles in Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Teshio - Double lavender/blue flws May-June&Sept. Sun/semi-shade. Ht 6-8ft. Light prune group 2. |
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C. texensis Duchess of Albany- Trumpet shaped flws pink with deep pink bar July-Oct. Ht 8-10ft. Hard prune group 3. Sun semi-shade. |
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C. tex. Etoile Rose - Pale pink bells with dark pink bar July-Oct. Ht 6-8ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. tex. Gravetye Beauty - Vibrant red tubular flws July-Oct. Ht 8-10ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. tex. Princess Diana - Deep glowing pink trumpets July-Oct. Ht 6-8ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. triternata Rubromarginata - Small white flws with red tips scented July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Sun/semi-shade. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Ville de Lyon - Large round bright red flws July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. viticella - Nodding purple flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Hard prune group 3. Any aspect. |
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C. vit. Alba Luxurians- White bells with green flush July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Betty Corning - Scented blue/mauve open bell shaped flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Blue Belle - Large deep purple flws July-Sept. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. Ht 8-10ft. |
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C. vit. Carmencita - Open nodding carmine red flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Cicciolina - Pink/red with cream bar edged red July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Etoile Violette - Deep purple flws with yellow centre July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Kermesina - Dark red with white centre. July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Little Nell - White flws edged pale mauve July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Madame Julia Correvon - Bright red flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft.Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Mary Rose - Dusky purple double flws July-Sept. Ht 10-12ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Polish Spirit - Rich purple/blue flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Purpurea Plena Elegan s- Reddish/purple double flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Rubra - Red flws July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Tango - Cream flws veined red July-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. vit. Venosa Violacea - Large white flws edged and veined purple. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Wadas Primrose - Yellow/cream flws May-June&Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Sun/semi-shade. Light prune group 2. |
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C. Warsaw Nike (Warszawska Nike) - Deep velvet purple flws yellow centre Jul-Sept. Ht 8-10ft. Any aspect. Hard prune group 3. |
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C. Westerplatte - Large luminous red flws June-Sept. Ht 6-8ft. Sun/semi-shade. Light prune group 2. |
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C. William Kennett - Blue/mauve with rose flush June-Sept(group 2) or if hard pruned group 3 flws Aug-Oct. Any aspect. Ht 8-12ft. |