Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles'
clematis (group 1)
- 9cm pot | 30cm cane
- £14.99
- available to order from spring
- 3 litre pot | 60cm cane
- £24.79
- available to order from spring
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- Standard £5.95
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: December to February
- Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)
Boasting scented, bell-like, cream winter flowers heavily speckled inside with reddish-brown spots Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles' is a striking evergreen climber.
To fully appreciate the distinctive freckle-like markings of the exotic-looking flowers, try training it over a sunny a sunny pergola or arch.
To fully appreciate the distinctive freckle-like markings of the exotic-looking flowers, try training it over a sunny a sunny pergola or arch.
Clematis need their roots to be kept cool and moist, so plant the base of these climbers in light shade or provide shading with other plants or a dressing of 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.
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
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