General Culture:
Grow in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Roots should be kept cool, shaded and uniformly moist. Bloom occurs on the current year's growth. Prune back hard (to approximately 8-12" from the ground) to strong leaf buds in late winter to early spring. Needs adequate supply of nutrients during the growing season to support rush of growth.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Profuse, showy, eight-sepaled, 6-8" diameter, white flowers with purplish brown anthers cover this vine in summer. Bloom on this cultivar comes primarily from the previous year's stems in early summer, but also occurs in a second flush later in the summer on the new (current year's) growth.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems. Some susceptibility to wilt.
Uses:
This clematis can be trained to climb a wall, trellis, fence, arbor, porch, lamp post or other stationary structure. Provides good architectural height and framework for small gardens. Can also be planted to sprawl over and through large shrubs, over old tree stumps or simply as a ground cover in conjunction with other flowering perennials.
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