Description
These fabulous, yet unusual clematis are classed as herbaceous sub-shrubs as their growth is so very different from the rest of the genus Clematis. C.’Praecox’ produces star-like flowers with recurved tips and woody scrambling stems. These make excellent plants for the border, they are easy to grow and bloom over a long period. This group of plants flower and perform better in sunny free draining conditions. Leave pruning until mid-spring(April) when the weather has improved. Do NOT prune these hard in autumn or winter when tidying other herbaceous plants as the Heracleifolia Group over-winter better with the old growth left intact. Avoid them becoming too excessively wet during their first autumn and winter in the ground or perhaps plant in the spring.
- Position: Full sun/partial shade
- Soil: Almost any
- Rate of growth: Moderate
- Flowering period: July,August,September
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Pot size: 1L
- Eventual height & spread: 1-4m x 1-3m
