Encyclopedia: Clematis

A attractive, new, Polish cultivar. Almost round, about 10 cm across, flat flowers consist of 6 deep red, rounded at the tip tepals with a light red central bar. Contrasting yellow anthers on creamy filaments. The blooming is profuse on new wood from mid-June to the end of July, and continues till the end of October, though later on the flowers are less abundant. It cli...

A new Polish Cultivar raised in 2004. Large (16 cm in diameter), vivid red velvety flowers with a lighter bar along the center of the tepals can sometimes have irregular white spots. Deep red anthers on yellow-white filaments. The bloom is abundant and long-lasting, from May to September. A compact vine that climbs using leaf petioles. Useful for trellises, stakes and o...

A polish cultivar from the Viticella Group – a hardy, undemanding and free-flowering vine. Lilac-rose flowers with a paler stripe along the middle of the sepals and pale yellow stamens. Tolerates moderate soils. Hard pruning needed. Makes a good screening plant, excellent for growing over fences, arbors, pergolas and various kinds of garden supports. It can be successfu...

Charming, elegant Japanese cultivar of bell-shaped, nodding flowers, 1.5-2 cm in diameter consisting of 4 violet sepals with lighter margins and pointy, strongly curled tips on long, purple pedicles.  On the outside of the sepals there are 3 delicate ribs, the inside is violet-pink, lighter towards the base, nearly white around the stamens which consist of yellow anther...

Bright purple red star-shaped flowers, 8-10 cm across, with a lighter central bar. Purple red anthers on creamy filaments. Blooms from June to August but only few flowers appear in July-August. It grows 1,2-1,8 m high and attaches itself to the support with leaf tendrils. Useful for growing on trellises, poles and other garden supports. It can climb up natural supports,...

The latest cultivar from Szczepan Marczyński's collection, named in honour of Jesuit brother Stefan Franczak, with bright blue flowers bearing a lighter bar along the midrib, whitening towards the centre. Flowers 6-10 cm in diameter consist of 6 sepals with attractively waved edges. Stamens have yellow anthers on white filaments. Flowers are borne profusely in June and ...

First Clematis variety with golden-yellow leaves. Handsome contrasting violet-blue, bell-shaped, wide-opening flowers, 5-6 cm across, are composed of 4-8 lanceolate tepals. It blooms in late April and May and repeats flowering in summer but the crop is scarce. From June to autumn fancy fluffy seed heads adorn the plant. It grows 2-3 m high and clings to its support by t...

Impressive, deep plumy red flowers with a purple central bar and bright yellow stamens, borne from May to September. Excellent for growing over fences, walls, arbors, pergolas, trellises and wooden supports. It can clamber over natural supports e.g. deciduous and coniferous bushes and dwarf shrubs.

A Polish variety developed by Szczepan Marczyński, offered for sale in 2011. Its small purple flowers (3-4.5 cm in diameter) have intense pleasant scent. It produces abundant blossom in July-August and continues to bloom until early October. It has small, dark green leaves, which remains pleasant looking until autumn. Sunny stand recommended. It grows up to 3.5 m high. ...