Clematis Planting

Clematis Anna Louise

As you know, our recently installed double rose arch is now planted with four climbing roses.  These are beginning to wind their way up the sides and are flowering well.

It has always been our intention to introduce clematis to the rose arch.  This is a common practice, as the clematis use the roses to scramble up and it prolongs the season of colour on the arches.

Clematis Elsa Spath

Four clematis have now been planted alongside the roses.  The varieties are two from pruning group 2, called Anna Louise and Elsa Spath. These flower in May and June, then can be lightly pruned and can flower later in September

The other two are group 3 Clematis, Polish Spirit and Etoile Violette. These are both purple varieties which flower in late Summer. To prune these, if you want to, all the stems can be cut down to around 30cms in mid February.  We hope these beautiful clematis will add extra colour and prolong the season of interest when the roses are not in flower.  They will also be of benefit to pollinating insects.
                                                                                                                                                                 

Clematis Polish Spirit

Clematis Etoile Violette