| Description | Clematis 'Prince Charles' (Clematis) is a large late flowering with light to medium blue, semi-nodding flowers. It is a compact deciduous vine. |
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| Plant Type | Site author's observations, woody vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, part sun, dappled shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | mid-blue tepals with pale yellow anthers, semi-nodding |
| Leaves | green |
| Stems | deciduous climbing vine |
| Maintenance | Pruning type 3 is for late-flowering clematis vines that bloom in mid-to-late summer on the current year's growth. These Clematis need to be cut back hard in late winter or early spring, just before the plant breaks dormancy. |
| Cultivar Origin | The origin of this plant can be traced back to Alister Keary of New Zealand, from some seedlings he raised (1950's) that were given to him. It was introduced to commerce by Jim Fisk of Fisks Clematis Nursery in England in 1986. |
| Notes & Reference | #84-An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis (Mary Toomey, Everett Leeds), #273-Gardenia (www.gardenia.net), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of different Pruning group 3 Clematis |
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