Scotsdales Garden Centre Beautiful Summer Magazine

‘Niobe’ (AGM)
Jun-Sept
H: 1.8m
There’s a clematis flower
Tfor every season but the
Treal eye-catchers are the summerflowering
varieties, with their
starry blooms and sumptuous
colours. Some can be grown
in patio containers, while
others will soon romp up
a fence. Many of the clematis
we’ve selected here are heritage
varieties that can be trusted to
perform well year after year.
They all flower solidly for at
least two months, and some
then produce a second flush of
blooms in late summer.
Rising stars
Nothing brings colour to
fences and obelisks like a
clematis. Here are some
lovely heritage cultivars,
and two new varieties
bred by clematis expert
Raymond Evison CBE
Top tips
Most clematis prefer light sun or
part-shade, and they all enjoy cool, shady
roots. Plant a few fl owering perennials (like
hardy geraniums) around the base, and let
the leaves shade the clematis roots.
Water well after planting your
clematis, and tie the delicate
stems loosely onto a support.
Feed in spring and summer
– sprinkle evenly around the
plant’s base and water in.
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