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Clematis heracleifolia
Clematis heracleifolia
Growth height 100 cm
Fragrant wild species for borders
- – Fragrant violet-blue flower clusters from June to September
- – Non-climbing – easy-care border plant for sun to part shade
- – Parent species of the heracleifolia group, hardy to zone 5
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- Colour
- violet-blue
- Height
- 100 cm
- Flower size
- 1-2 cm
- Flowering period
- June to September
- Pruning / care
- cut back to 10 cm in March
- Pruning group
- 3
- Hardiness
- Zone 5 -28.8 to -23.4 °C
- Supplied as
- 2 l pot, with sturdy shoots
Clematis heracleifolia is the eponymous wild species of the heracleifolia group and originates from northern China, where it has been in cultivation since 1837. Its species name refers to the resemblance of its leaves to the cow parsnip genus Heracleum. From June to September it bears violet-blue, tubular flowers about 1-2 cm across, densely packed into fragrant clusters in the leaf axils, opening into a hyacinth-like shape with slightly recurved sepals and a yellow centre.
Unlike most clematis species, Clematis heracleifolia does not climb: it grows as an upright, sub-shrubby perennial to about 100 cm, leaning only loosely on neighbouring plants at most. This makes it a low-maintenance border plant for sunny to part-shaded spots, also suited to low supports or containers. As the parent species of the heracleifolia group, it stands behind numerous garden cultivars such as 'Cassandra' or 'Davidiana'.
Clematis heracleifolia is reliably winter-hardy (zone 5, down to about -23 °C) and belongs to pruning group 3. Cut the plant back to about 10 cm in March so it sprouts vigorously and flowers abundantly the following year.
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