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This gorgeous climber from South America will really brighten up a blank wall or trellis in your garden. Deep green foliage and vibrant magenta purple flower bracts show throughout summer - in warmer areas it will flower longer, adding some real drama to any planting scheme.

Protect from harsh frost.

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This gorgeous climber from South America will really brighten up a blank wall or trellis in your garden. Deep green foliage and glowing magenta purple flower bracts throughout summer add some real drama to any planting scheme. Protect from harsh frost.

Requires well drained soil, grows well in coastal areas. Plant for max. sun.

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aka Bougainvillea

If you have a very warm sheltered spot then this is the climber for you. Deep green foliage and bright crimson red flower bracts make a stunning display from summer to autumn. Must have well drained soil and protection from frost. Evergreen.

As Bouganvillea come from South America warmth is more important to the plant than lots of fertilizer. Choose a spot where the soil is well drained and therefore does not get too cold and claggy in winter.

Outstanding climber for a hot and sunny situation out of frost zone. Brilliant white flowers on dark green leaves appear in summer months. Provide support for the plant to climb on. Needs good drainage.

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aka Trumpet Vine

Trumpet Vine. A fast growing and vigorous climber that supports itself with aerial roots. The showy trumpet flowers are a rich salmon red colour and appear from summer to autumn. Green foliage. Needs a warm sheltered spot to really shine. Deciduous.

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aka Clematis hybrid

A striking Clematis with very double silver-mauve blooms that open from fat buds in spring-summer. Plant in sun or semi-shade but make sure it is where it can be admired because it's a beauty. Will do best in deep cool soil. Deciduous

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aka Clematis hybrid

Exquisite yet simple single blooms in a glowing violet blue with a small stamens appear in spring-summer. Plant in sun or semi-shade. Will do best in deep cool soil or at the very least mulch the surface roots in summer. RHS AGM. Deciduous. Group 2.

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aka Clematis hybrid

A stunningly beautiful climber with huge star shaped single white blooms with attractive chocolate brown stamens. The blooms look particularly attractive against the dark green foliage. Happy in a sunny position but mulch the roots regularly to keep cool. Deciduous.

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aka Clematis hybrid

The flowers of Clematis Horn of Plenty are purple with a rosy tint. There is a distinct reddish bar in the centre of each sepal. Dramatic stamens have white filaments topped with red purple anthers. Deciduous

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aka Clematis hybrid

Clematis John Warren has huge 9 inch flowers with a striking combination of grey-pink tepals and intense red stamens. The tepals are enriched with deep pink margins when they first open. The color remains longer with some shade. Deciduous

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aka Clematis hybrid

Exquisitely beautiful Clematis with 15cm star like blooms made up of 8 pure white petals. Each petal has a soft green central bar and the red stamens complete the picture. Silky seed heads follow the flowers. Plant in the sun in well drained, deep cool soil. RHS AGM. Deciduous.

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aka Anemone Clematis

This beautiful deciduous climber is deservedly popular. As the new leaves just start to emerge in spring the tight pink buds open to large soft pink blooms that smother the whole vine for a breath-taking display. Will grow in sun or part shade and is quite hardy as well as beautiful.

Minimal pruning is required, just clean up after flowering. Growing Clematis

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Excellent Clematis for growing through trees or covering unsightly walls. Flowers in late spring. The flowers are fragrant and a deep dusky pink with contrasting creamy anthers. Very deep bronze new foliage. Deciduous.

Group 1, Pruned after flowering in spring; tidy up broken or damaged limbs. Growing Clematis

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Developed here in New Zealand, its most distinguishable feature are very large (for a Clematis montana) flowers that grow to more than 10 cm in diameter. The flowers are semi-double, soft-pink and arrive in abundance in spring. Looks great against walls, trellis or in a tree.

Group 1, Pruned after flowering in spring; tidy up broken or damaged limbs. Growing Clematis

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aka Anemone Clematis

If you want to decorate a pergola, fence or naked wall with something absolutely beautiful then 'Mayleen' could be just the climber for you. Beautiful bronze tinted foliage, tight rounded buds that open to reveal light pink blooms with the most delicious vanilla fragrance. Gorgeous. Deciduous.

'Mayleen' will be happiest growing in a filtered light situation in deep cool soil. It is important that the roots don't get over-heated in summer. This climber is vigorous so make sure it has the necessary support frame-work. Group 1 Growing Clematis

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Clematis Montana. Small, flattish, faintly scented, semi-double, flowers that are pale creamy yellow at the centre of the tepal, shading through pale pink to a deep pink margin. Yellow anthers on white filaments. Deciduous

So named because of the similarity of the flowers to the Pied Piper of Hamelin’s "gypsy coat of red and yellow" in Robert Browning's poem. Group 1 Growing Clematis