Clematis Ville de Lyon
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notes
Moderately vigorous, this deciduous climber will brighten your mid-summer with its striking, carmine red flowers and yellow anthers. As the lower foliage then to become scorched in the late summer, this vigorous clematis is best grown through an evergreen shrub or tree,
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Dimensions
- 3L Pot
- Height and spread: 4m (13ft) x 1m (3ft 3in) after 2 – 5 years
Features
notes
Moderately vigorous, this deciduous climber will brighten your mid-summer with its striking, carmine red flowers and yellow anthers. As the lower foliage then to become scorched in the late summer, this vigorous clematis is best grown through an evergreen shrub or tree,
Insights
Clematis have their roots in the Far East. The first example, C. Viticella, arrived in Europe in the mid-16th century. Two centuries later, the Victorians bred numerous varieties and their popularity continues. The native climber is C. Vitalba, a familiar sight in autumn hedgerows, the fluffy seed heads explaining the traditional name: Old Man’s Beard.
Details
Flowering mid-summer to early autumn.
Planting
- Well drained, fertile soil
- South facing, west facing, or east facing.
- Full sun, partial shade
- Exposed or sheltered
Care
- Clematis likes cool roots, so position it so that the roots will be shaded from the sun by another plant.
- Consider the space it will need to climb and provide a suitably large structure with wires.
- Group 3 for pruning
Glossary