Data specific to Clematis (Edit)
Raised by: Durand Freres
Country of Origin: France
Growing Zones: USDA Zone 4
USDA Zone 5
USDA Zone 6
USDA Zone 7
USDA Zone 8
USDA Zone 9
USDA Zone 10 - partially shaded areas only
Typical Plant Size: Typically 4 to 6 feet
Pruning Group: Group 3 - Hard pruning recommended in early spring
Bloom Diameter: Medium - between 4 to 6 inches
Bloom Color (Tepals): Deep Blue hue
Center Color (Anthers): Cream/White anthers
Bloom Shape: Single
Semi-Nodding
Preferred Light: Tolerates full shade
Tolerates partial shade
Prefers full sun
Suitability as Cut Flower: Good cut flower (strong stem, average vase life)
Moisture Requirements: Average moisture requirements
Recommendations: Good choice for beginners (easy to grow)
Good choice for a container
Good choice for very cold climates
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Plant Height: 3-7 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: 2003 Great Plant Picks Award Winner

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Common names
  • Clematis
Also sold as:
  • C. 'Durandii'

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Photo courtesy Brushwood Nursery
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2012-10-08
 2:38 pm. Looks like durandii to me.

Date: 2004-05-10
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-29
First flower this season.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-25 
 6:44 pm. Was told this was Serenata, but no red bars; looks like
Photo by LizinElizabeth
Photo by spikemom
Photo by spikemom
Photo by spikemom
Photo by dirtdorphins

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Date: September 2011
Location: Chicago
Date: Summer
I was rather annoyed with its sprawling habit after a while.
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis
Date: 2017-08-09
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis
Date: 2017-08-09

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Photo courtesy of Brushwood Nursery
Photo by Carolyn22
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden, St Louis
Date: 2017-08-09
Photo by canadanna

photo courtesy of Sunlight Gardens
Photo by Carolyn22
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Comments:
  • Posted by stetchworth (Ocean Springs, MS - Zone 8b) on Sep 29, 2011 7:53 PM concerning plant:
    Lovely shade of blue. You have to train and tie this one to a trellis or you can just let it ramble through the other plants.
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 29, 2022 3:57 PM concerning plant:
    A good Clematis to grow in the north, Clematis durandii, is a rambler rather than a climber and is best grown through a shrub or tree, such as arborvitae. In the study, it bloomed abundantly from June through July with 5-inch-diameter indigo flowers; it had some dieback in one year from clematis wilt.

  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 14, 2012 12:44 PM concerning plant:
    Clematis durandii, a hybrid in the Clematis integrifolia group, is a non-twining perennial vine that grows 6 to 10 feet long. Valued for its long and profuse flowering from June to September, it is easy to grow in full sun or light shade and good soil. Blooms start as deep blue/violet nodding bells, then open up to 4 inches, spreading, and flat. It looks great tied up to a support or scrambling. Blooms form on the current/new growth so plants should be pruned in late winter or early spring to two strong sets of buds on each stem.
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Mistaken Identity between Clematis Serenata and Clematis durandii by HemNorth Jun 7, 2016 2:10 AM 0

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