Habitat: climbing through shrubs
Soil: with limestone
Height: 10 m
Flowering: summer to early autumn
Width: 10.0 m
Most clematis are climbers, growing through shrubs and trees, or whatever support you want to give them. There are also a few herbaceous perennials, and at least one shrub. The colourful flowers are usually followed by the heads of feathery seeds, which are also ornamental.
Clematis vitalba SDR6610 is Traveller's Joy or Old Man's Beard, a widespread and well known plant in Britain and in many places in Europe, often the first indicator of underlying limestone. It is a quick grower, and from summer onwards produces its masses of white or pale green-yellow flowers, followed by the long-lasting characteristic fluffy seeds.
1 litre pot £6.00
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| Clematis cf. akebiodes SDR6110 is probably akebioides, which is rather like the well-known Clematis tangutica, but has finer leaves and the petals of the yellow flowers do not drop, but turn deep red. It came from rather lower altitude than normal. | |
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| Clematis alpina pink-flowered has pink flowers. | |
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| Clematis CC5904 is a Chadwell collection from Tibet, which cames from 4000 m. There was no further information provided, so we have assumed that it is a climber, but at that altitude it would be near the tree line, so it isn't clear whether it would climb up shrubs or rocks. | |
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| Clematis manschurica is a herbaceous species, related to Clematis recta, but the leaves can grasp anything nearby for support. It produces masses of small, white, starry flowers, which are sweetly scented. | |
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| Clematis recta 'Purpurea' is clump-forming and has open, 4-5-petalled white flowers. The epithet 'Purpurea' refers to the young foliage, which is deep purple or reddish bronze. | |
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| Clematis SDR6151 hasn't yet been identified, but we known that it is a climber, with attractive clusters of seeds with long white plumes. It came from deciduous woods at about 3700 m. | |
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| Clematis viticella produces single, open, bell-shaped, blue or purple flowers, which are about 5 cm across, with striking pale yellow anthers. This is an older clematis, which has been around for over 400 years! It is the parent of many well-loved viticella cultivars. |