Clematis is a genus of about 380 species within the buttercup family , Ranunculaceae . Their garden hybrid and cultivars have been democratic among gardeners , set out with Clematis ‘ Jackmanii ’ , a garden basic since 1862 ; more cultivar are being produced constantly . They are mainly of Chinese and Japanese beginning .
Clematis flowers are beautiful with multifariousness in shape , colour , and size . They can be wiz - shape , bell - shape , or even tulip - like , with colors rove from white , pinkish , carmine , to various tincture of purple and dreary . These plants are climbers , using leaf stems to envelop around supports . Some can grow quite tall , take a leak them first-class for trellises , arbors , or to cover wall .
Clematis are grouped into three categories based on when they flower , which dictates how and when to prune them . mathematical group 1 blooms on old Mrs. Henry Wood ( previous time of year ’s increment ) , Group 2 on both old and new wood , and Group 3 on new forest ( current time of year ’s emergence ) .
The timing and fix of flowers vary ; spring - blooming clematis bloom on side shoots of the old yr ’s stalk , summertime / fall blooming clematis bloom only on the ends of fresh stem , and twice - flowering clematis do both
They call for well - drain soil and regular watering but can be susceptible to certain diseases like clematis wilt , which can suddenly bear on seemingly healthy plant .
Clematis species are mainly come up throughout the temperate region of the Northern Hemisphere , seldom in the tropic . Clematis leafage are nutrient for the caterpillar of some lepidopteron species , including the willow smasher ( Peribatodes rhomboidaria ) .
There ’s an fighting biotic community of nurseryman and botanists who hybridize clematis to produce newfangled varieties with different flush forms or improved impedance to disease .
Clematis Varieties
Clematis alpina ( Alpine Clematis )
Clematis armandii ( Evergreen Clematis )
Clematis integrifolia ( Solitary Clematis )
Clematis ‘ Bees Jubilee ’
Clematis chrysocoma
Clematis ‘ Bill Mackenzie ’
Clematis ‘ Duchess of Edinburgh ’
Clematis ‘ Etoile Violette ’
Clematis ‘ Frances Rivis ’
Clematis ‘ Gipsy Queen ’
Clematis ‘ Hagley Hybrid ’
Clematis macropetala ( Downy Clematis )
Clematis ‘ Jackmanii ’
Clematis montana ( Anemone Clematis )
Clematis ‘ John Huxtable ’
Clematis ‘ Nelly Moser ’
Clematis ‘ Lasurstern ’
Clematis flammula ( Fragrant Virgin ’s Bower )
Clematis ‘ Margaret Hunt ’
Clematis orientalis ( Orange Peel Clematis )
Clematis ‘ Marie Boisselot ’
Clematis cirrhosa ( Winter Clematis )
Clematis ‘ Perle d’Azur ’
Clematis ‘ Prince Charles ’
Clematis recta ( Ground Clematis )
Clematis ‘ The President ’
Clematis tangutica ( Golden Clematis )
Clematis ‘ Vyvyan Pennell ’
Clematis ‘ Ville de Lyon ’
Clematis ‘ Wiesneth ’
Clematis ‘ Wisley ’
Clematis viticella ( Italian Clematis )
Clematis ×ernesti ( Earlham hybrids )
Clematis ‘ Huldine ’
Clematis rehderiana
