| Description | A non-climbing Clematis with nodding pink flowers. A good plant to scrabble trough shrubs. |
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| Pronunciation | (KLEM-uh-tiss) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full, part sun, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | aveage |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | 2 inch, bell shaped, nodding ribbed, pink to pale mauve, mid summer to early fall |
| Stems | non-climbing |
| Dimensions | about 3 by 3 feet, sprawling growth habit |
| Maintenance | (Pruning group 3 or C) Be ruthless here! Ignore the fat buds you see further up the stem, grit your teeth and cut back to a height of roughly 8"-12" Do this and you will be rewarded by the emergence of vigorous new shoots from the base which will result in a nice, full, multi-stemmed plant loaded with flowers. As the shoots grow you will of course want to spread them out so as to make the most of the display. Sometimes the plants are obliging and train themselves, but most often they need a firm guiding hand (www.clematisnurery.com) |
| Native Site | Species native to shrubby areas, meadows and stream banks from central Europe to Russia and China. |
| Notes & Reference | #84-An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis (Mary Toomey, Everett Leeds), www.clematisnursery.com |
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