General Culture:
Easily grown in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Clematis generally prefer full sun, but this hybrid has some tolerance for part shade. Roots should be mulched to help keep roots cool and uniformly moist. Intolerant of heavy clay soils. Prune to the ground in early spring before new grow appears.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
This hybrid clematis is a smaller flowered, non-twining, deciduous vine which features showy, 4" diameter, bluish purple flowers with creamy stamens from early summer into fall. Blooms on new growth. Noted for its long bloom period. A cross between Clematis jackmanii and Clematis integrifolia.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to wilt.
Uses:
This clematis is best grown as a scrambling rather than an ascending vine. Let it sprawl over and through large shrubs, over old tree stumps or ramble on the ground in a corner of a perennial border. Also may be tied and trained up a support structure. An excellent vine for long-lasting, often spectacular, summer to fall bloom.
© Missouri Botanical
Garden, 2001-2010
More photos:
(0 ratings) --- 
