For the past few months I’ve been buying a beautiful blue clematis that is now being sold as a cut flower by some florists. Not only does it look wonderful in a vase, but it also lasts at least two weeks while the flowers progressively open. Thanks to a press release from the British Clematis Society I now know that it is an old-fashioned herbaceous clematis (grows to about 2 metres, so better for the back of a border than as a climber) called Clematis durandii. Obviously the flowers that I buy at this time of year are grown undercover, but I think I might buy a couple for relatively compact colour in the summer borders. It can also be grown in large containers.
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It’s good grown up through dark red roses or silvery foliage like Elaeagnus Quicksilver.
Good tip Julia, thank you.
I like that Clematis. Seems a suitable one to grow in pots too.
I grow 4/6 pot’s of clematis and find it quite a hardy pretty flower which come’s back yr after yr.
Beautiful, especially when you consider how cold and how much snow there is at the moment.
I think that is a beautiful clematis, I wonder if it is available in Australia?
I’m not sure whether it will be – probably best to check with a local nursery.