Grow the best clematis ever!
By: Garden Gate staff
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‘Lemon Bells’ Clematis chiisanensis
Lightly trim this spring-blooming clematis after it’s finished flowering to encourage new growth and a possible rebloom. Or just sit back and enjoy the seedheads.
Since ‘Lemon Bells’ in in pruning group A, or 1, remove any damaged stems in early spring and then wait to trim and tidy plants until after flowering finishes.
Type Vine
Blooms Yellow 2-in. pendulous flowers with red base from late spring to early summer
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 6½ to 10 ft. tall
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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Josephine (‘Evijohill’) Clematis x durandii
This midseason clematis will dress up your summer perennial border, as flowers keep coming for several weeks.
Josephine is in pruning group B, or 2, so remove damaged stems and thin out any congested areas in early spring.
Type Vine
Blooms Double 6- to 7-in. pink and white flowers from early summer to fall, reblooming
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 6 to 8 ft. tall
Cold-hardy USDA zones 5 to 8
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 8 to 1
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‘Walenburg’ Clematis viticella
This late bloomer ends the season in a splash of color, with its clusters of smaller blooms.
Flowering on new wood, ‘Walenburg’ is in pruning group C, or 3, which means you can cut it to within 12 in. of the ground in early spring.
Type Vine
Blooms Purple-red 2- to 2.75-in. flowers from late summer to fall
Light Full sun to part shade
Soil Well-drained
Size 8 to 10 ft. tall
Cold-hardy USDA zones 4 to 9
Heat-tolerant AHS zones 9 to 1
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