Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: T. Cripps
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 4
USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
USDA Zone 10
USDA Zone 11
Typical Plant Size: Typically 6 to 8 feet
Typically 8 to 10 feet
Pruning Group: Group 2 - Optional, light pruning after flowering
Bloom Diameter: Large - between 6 to 8 inches
Bloom Color (Tepals): Mauve hue
Bar or Accent Color (if applicable): Other: Dark Mauve
Center Color (Anthers): Cream/White anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Semi-Double
Requires winter chill for double blooms
Preferred Light: Prefers partial shade
Tolerates full sun
Suitability as Cut Flower: Good cut flower (strong stem, average vase life)
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6-10 ft.
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower

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Common names
  • Clematis

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Date: c. 1894
photo from 'The Garden', 1894

Date: c. 1936
photo from the 1936 catalog, James I. George & Son, Fairport, New
Comments:
  • Posted by goldfinch4 (Ripon, Wisconsin) on Feb 1, 2012 4:31 AM concerning plant:
    Can tolerate full sun, but will fade to almost pure white. Parentage: lanuginosa x patens

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