code: 879
A truly stunning cultivar that deserves to be in every garden
Family: Ranunculaceae
Common name: Clematis koreana ‘Blue Eclipse’
Plant Classification: Hardy climber
Minimum Height: 1.8 meters
Maximum Height: 2.4 meters
Packet Content(approx.): 10+
This early-flowering deciduous variant of Clematis koreana has single, nodding, bell-shaped flowers, the outside of the sepal being deep-purple, opening out to reveal silvery cream margins. A truly stunning cultivar that deserves to be in every garden and it additionally has attractive seed heads later. With their main flowering period being in the spring with a second flush later in the summer, Clematis koreana cultivars have larger flowers than Clematis alpina, and share the ability to withstand harsh exposed positions in the garden.
Sowing advice:
Sow seeds at any time onto a good soil-based compost covering seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. We recommend germinating at 15 to 20 degrees C. Germination may be very slow, perhaps 2-3 months, or sometimes much longer, and these seeds may sometimes wait for spring before emerging. Grow on individual seedlings in 3 inch pots before finally planting with climbing support in a well-drained spot or very large pot.
Information:
Flowering time: Spring
Attractive features: Attractive flowers Seed heads / pods
Useful for: Screening
Gardening skill: Beginner
Flowering duration: Long
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Growth rate: Average
Growth habit: Climbing
