Clematis alpina
alpine clematis (group 1)
This climber is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil: Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: Average to fast
- Flowering period: April to May
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
Small, bell-shaped, mid-blue spring flowers with creamy-white centres, followed by fluffy seed-heads, and mid-green leaves. This early spring-flowering clematis is ideal for a north- or east-facing site. Given suitable support it may be grown on its own or allowed to scramble through a strong shrub or tree.
Clematis need their roots to be kept cool and moist, so plant the base of these clematis in light shade or provide shading with other plants or a dressing of pebbles. No routine pruning is necessary. If the spread of the plant needs to be restricted prune immediately after flowering, cutting back overlong shoots to healthy buds. Apply a slow-release balanced fertiliser and a mulch of well-rotted garden compost around the base of the plant in early spring.
- Humans: Skin irritant; Pets: Harmful if eaten
Goes well with...
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Vitax clematis fertiliser
900g
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Camellia × williamsii 'Donation'
camellia
2 litre pot
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Enkianthus campanulatus
enkianthus
2 litre pot
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Rosa 'New Dawn'
rose New Dawn (climbing)
4 litre pot
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Empathy RHS after plant climbers & flowering plant food with rootgrow
1 kg
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Pot obelisk - Crocus green
Ø37.5 × H159cm
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Clematis root protector
38 × 19 × 30cm