The stunning, subtly fragranced flowers of this Montana clematis are a soft, satin-pink, highlighted with an apple-green centre. A superb, old-fashioned favourite, 'Rubens is a great choice for early season colour in the garden and the perfect choice of climber for covering unsightly fences with fabulous colour. New leaves emerge flushed with bronze and contrast magically with the apple-blossom pink flower buds. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this clematis in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Growing fairly quickly, you will get a fine display from 'Rubens', just plant it anywhere where it can ramble - pergolas and arches or even old tree stumps are ideal - and you'll be rewarded with thousands of pastel-pink blooms in May and June. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, 70cm inc pot on trellis. Deciduous so no leaves October - March. Will grow to 6-9m (20-30ft) if allowed free reign.
It's well worth planting this superb clematis to find out just how amazing it looks?and smells! Covered in masses of small purple, delicately scented flowers that look like blossom from July to August, this energetic climber will go on blooming until October! Keeping its appeal well into autumn, the dark green foliage provides an attractive contrast to the flowers at a time when other plants might be starting to fade. The wonderful colour and perfume of 'Sweet Summer Love' are best appreciated if you plant this climbing shrub in a large container, or against a sunny wall or fence, allowing it to clamber up free-standing or wall-mounted supports.
Create a beautiful summer display in your garden with this delightful 'Hagley Hybrid' clematis. This later blooming hybrid produces gorgeous large pink blooms from July to September. A vigorous climber, this clematis has a relatively compact habit, and this makes it suitable for growing in container if space is limited, where its free-flowering nature can be put to best effect. Clematis plants make wonderful additions to any garden and can be used very effectively to screen and hide objects and to enhance other plants such as other climbers and shrubs, especially roses. Relatively compact growing, you can also plant in a pot or container on the patio, so you shouldn't worry about finding space in your borders. Why not grow up an obelisk in a pot for a beautiful patio display? Winter hardy and free flowering, they can pretty much be left to their own devices with just a light trim in late winter/early spring trim and a prune back in the summer after flowering. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, with a supporting tripod, ready to plant.
Get 2 styles of flowers for your money with Clematis 'Vyvyan Pennell'. In late May the season begins with 6 to 8 wide double flowered, almost frilly pompom style blooms in shades of lilac and mauve. Later in the season Clematis 'Vyvyan Pennell' puts on another show but this time with the more usual single Clematis flowers. Rich dark green foliage forms the backdrop to the attractive flowers making this variety the perfect candidate for the job of clothing a fence, pergola or trellis. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3') Pruning group: 2.
Large star shaped velvety purple flowers will bloom in June and October.
A must-have for season long colour, this collection of Hybrid Clematis are the perfect choice of climber for covering unsightly fences with a fabulous range colours. A proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience, you can plant this clematis in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Growing fairly quickly, just plant them anywhere where they can ramble - pergolas and arches or even old tree stumps are ideal - and you'll be rewarded with thousands of large blooms throughout the summer months. In this collection you will receive: Clematis 'Mrs Thompson' - Large purple-blue blooms with bright red stripes. Clematis 'Rahvarinne' - Late flowering, large violet-purple flowers. Clematis 'H.F. Young'- Huge lavender-blue star shaped blooms. Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid' - Late blooming, large pink flowers. Winter hardy and free flowering, they can pretty much be left to their own devices with just a light trim in late winter/early spring trim and a prune back in the summer after flowering. Supplied as 4 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant.
This beautiful evergreen clematis 'Cartmanii Joe' is a compact climber that is perfect for smaller and courtyard gardens. From February to April, 'Cartmanii Joe' bursts into life with its clusters of white, bowl-shaped flowers that sit amongst the divided, leathery dark green foliage. A superb climber, that flowers from later winter to spring, providing your garden with some early season blooms. It is also a perfect choice thanks to its evergreen leaves which provide year-round interest in your garden. Robust and fully hardy, this clematis is highly ornamental over a long period and is always in demand and quite rightly so - plant it in free-draining soil by doorways or alongside pergolas to make the most of its pristine blooms and evocative fragrance. Supplied as an established plant in a 1.5L pot, ready for immediate planting.
You can rely on this gorgeous evergreen clematis to provide you with eye-catching blooms during early spring. A compact climber, this 'Pixie' clematis has finely divided, dark-green leaves throughout the year and in spring, it produces a profusion of small, green-white, citrus scented flowers that bloom from purple tinted stems. Flowering in April and May, it provides your garden with some early season blooms. It is also a perfect choice thanks to its evergreen leaves which provide year-round interest in your garden. Robust and fully hardy, this clematis is highly ornamental over a long period and is always in demand and quite rightly so - plant it in free-draining soil by doorways or alongside pergolas to make the most of its pristine blooms and evocative fragrance. Supplied as an established plant in a 1.5L pot, ready for immediate planting.
Clematis montana 'Fragrant Spring' is a vigorous, deciduous climber, just the thing for creating a mass of spring colour in your garden! This is without a doubt an exceptionally beautiful clematis. The foliage is tinted with bronze when young, before turning dark green as it matures, becoming the perfect backdrop to the delightful, fragrant pale pink flowers with yellow stamens. Like all montanas. 'Fragrant Spring' is a fast grower, using its tendrils to clamber and climb up and over just about anything! It'll quickly grow over garden arches and pergolas or up into surrounding trees and shrubs. It's also very useful if you want to disguise any unsightly sheds or fences or create a screen by growing it on a trellis. Wherever you plant it, you'll love the foliage, flowers and scent of this wonderful clematis. Montanas should be pruned - if necessary - soon after blooming ceases removing only wood from previous years. New summer growth will bear next year's flowers and should be trained and tied in accordingly. Supplied as an established plant in a 15cm pot, ready to plant, growing to 9m (30ft) tall and spreading 3m (10ft).
This wonderful collection of evergreen, winter flowering Clematis is just the thing for brightening up your garden during the coldest, darkest months of the year! Chosen to give you month after month of beautiful flowers from November right through to the following May, their dainty nodding blooms make an appearance when the garden can be at its dullest and are a welcome sight in winter and spring. Clematis 'Freckles' - delicately spotted pink blooms from November to February on a background of lustrous deep green foliage reaching 2.5m (8ft) in height. Clematis 'Early Sensation' produces pure white blooms from March to May and superb long-lasting seed heads and leaves tinted with bronze, growing 4m (12ft) high. Clematis cartmanii 'Joe' - is a lovely compact climber with divided, leathery, dark green leaves and clusters of bowl-shaped, white flowers 4cm across in March and April. 1.5m (5ft). All are easy to care for and need no pruning so can be planted anywhere where the sun reaches - even in the most inaccessible spots. Naturally compact, these climbing beauties won't take over, and are the perfect size for growing in pots. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.
Clematis will transform a dull fence or trellis with their exquisite blooms. Try growng in a patio container or training over obelisks in cottage garden borders.
This beautiful Clematis is a must for your garden. Clematis ?Sugar Sweet? gives you a sweet almond like fragrance, so it is ideally planted near an entrance or a pathway. This Clematis prefers a free draining and fertile soil and is a fast grower. It can be planted in pots or borders and likes full sun or partial shade. The beautiful lilac coloured blooms flower between April and May.