Plant name: Clematis 'Niobe'
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Category: Climber
Plant family: Ranunculaceae
Light preference: Full sun/partial shade
Soil preference: Chalk, clay, loam, sand. Alkaline, neutral. Moist but well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: April - October
Size:
- Up to 3m height
- Up to 1m spread
Description: 'Niobe' is a small to medium-sized deciduous climber. Single flowers are 15cm wide with six deep velvety ruby-red sepals that age to wine-red and greenish-yellow stamens. Flowers from late spring to early autumn.
Care: Plant in a moisture-retentive, well-drained soil, with the roots and base of the plant kept cool and shaded by other plants or a layer of pebbles at the base. Plant with the crown 5-8cm deep to encourage new shoots to grow from below ground level. Can be grown in containers at least 45cm deep and wide in a soil based potting compost. Propagate by layering and semi-hardwood cuttings. Cut back hard in early spring.
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