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Clematis 'Ruby'
Clematis 'Ruby'
Growth height 350 cm
Ruby-Red Spring Splendour
- – Deep reddish-violet, bell-shaped flowers from April to May
- – Compact climber for trellises, fences and pots, in any aspect
- – Heritage variety since 1937, low-maintenance and hardy to zone 5
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Goes well with
- Colour
- violet
- Height
- 350 cm
- Flower size
- 5-6 cm
- Flowering period
- April to May
- Pruning / care
- cut back to 100 cm in June
- Pruning group
- 1
- Hardiness
- Zone 5 -28.8 to -23.4 °C
- Supplied as
- 2 l pot, with sturdy shoots
- Parentage
- Clematis alpina x unbekannt
- Parent variety of
- Clematis alpina 'Rosy Pagoda' (Samen)
Clematis alpina 'Ruby' traces back to a seedling of Clematis alpina selected in 1937 by the English breeder Ernest Markham and only introduced in 1952. Its nodding, bell-shaped flowers consist of four pointed, reddish-violet sepals around an inner ring of greenish-white to cream staminodes, and reach a size of 5-6 cm.
'Ruby' produces its main flush from April to May; at up to 350 cm it suits trellises, fences, pergolas and small trees or shrubs. It copes well in sun to partial shade in almost any aspect, as long as the soil stays free-draining and not too wet.
'Ruby' is reliably hardy (zone 5, -28.8 to -23.4 °C) and, like most alpina cultivars, robust and largely disease-resistant. Cut your Clematis 'Ruby' back to about 100 cm in June to keep it compact and encourage abundant flowering the following year; once established, it needs very little care overall.
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