Although Clematis are best known for being climbing plants, this variety, a Clematis integrifolia hybrid, is content to grow in sunny borders or over steep banks rather than up a trellis. The flowers of Clematis 'Alionushka' are also unusual, forming attractive, bell shapes rather than the usual star pattern. However, their colour is just as bright as that of other Old Man's Beards; when the hardy perennial blooms in June, July, August and September, the mauve tone of its petals is sure to turn heads. Height: 2m (6'7). Spread: 1m (3'3). Pruning group 3.
Fill baskets and containers with a multi-coloured, free-flowering display of bell-shaped blooms. Calibrachoa ?Million Bells Series? make the perfect alternative to Petunias - what the flowers lack in size, they make up for in quantity!