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aka Clematis hybrid

A magnificent hybrid with lovely large, deep blue double flowers on both old and new growth. Clematis Kiri Te Kanawa was named for our very own famous opera singer. Deciduous.

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Large, soft lavender blue star shaped blooms will take your breath away as the open from beautiful buds in spring. A gorgeous deciduous climber to fling up a tree or over a trellis. Happy in the sun but mulch the roots to keep cool.

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aka Hybrid clematis

Clematis "Melbourne Cup", is a sport of Myojo, but has a cup shaped form of flower that looks rather special on the vine. Plant in full sun with roots in cool shade. flowers in early to late Summer. Ideal for training on walls, arches, pillars, pergolas, trellis-work, and in containers. 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.

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aka Anemone Clematis

A slow growing more gentle climber than its other Montana cousins; Jenny has double flowers of cream with a hint of blush pink that appear in spring-summer. Plant in sun or semi-shade in well drained deep cool soil for best results.

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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

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This clematis has masses of delicately scented, large, semi-double soft pink flowers with pale yellow stamens. Blooms throughout spring. Its leaves emerge bronze-brown and then age to dark green. Looks great against a wall or trellis or climbing in a tree. Deciduous.

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