A stunning American hybrid named after the British prince that produces large purple-blue blooms with red central bars. The flowers are strongly textured with wavy edges and a central boss of light brown anthers rising on white filaments.
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A stunning American hybrid named after the British prince that produces large purple-blue blooms with red central bars. The flowers are strongly textured with wavy edges and a central boss of light brown anthers rising on white filaments.
| Height: | 2.5 to 3.0m |
| Group: | Early large-flowered Clematis |
| Pruning Group: | PG. 2 |
| Flower Colour: | Purple-blue |
| Flower Size: | 15.0 to 20.0cm |
| Flowering Period: | Late spring to early summer & again late summer to early autumn |
| Aspect: | Full sun to partial shade |
| History |
Raised by Steffen of the USA around 1972 and reintroduced to UK by Raymond Evison in the 1980 |
Pruning will help keep your clematis vines healthy. Pruning the dense tangle of stems opens the remaining shoots to air and light which encourages healthy growth and reduces the incidence of rot and disease.
Group 2 Clematis bloom in late spring on last years growth and again in summer on the new growth. This group require a little more care when pruning as if you cut back too heavily after the first flush you will reduce the number of flowers on show in summer.
Prune back lightly to a set of strong buds in winter and remove any dead stems and trim to tidy the plant. After the first flush of flowers in spring, remove the spent flowers to encourage new growth and a stronger second flush in summer. Feed with a good quality liquid fertiliser after pruning to encourage growth.
